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How Privacy Tech Makes AI Safer: What the GAO Report Means for You A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report argues that privacy-enhancing technologies could be central to making artificial intelligence safer for widespread adoption. But if you are an ordinary user of chatbots, image generators, or voice assistants, you may wonder what that actually means for the data you share. This article explains the key technologies behind the headlines, how they protect your information, and what you can do to choose AI tools that respect your privacy. ...

How to Outsmart Online Shopping Scams This Season and All Year Online shopping has become second nature for most of us, but so have the risks that come with it. Scammers continuously refine their tactics, using fake websites, phishing emails, and too-good-to-be-true social media ads to trick shoppers out of money and personal data. Recent warnings from government agencies and news outlets underscore that these threats aren’t going away—and that a few simple habits can make a real difference. ...

What Privacy Tech Means for Your AI Use — and How to Stay Safer If you’ve used a chatbot like ChatGPT, an image generator like Midjourney, or even your phone’s voice assistant, you’ve probably wondered: what happens to the data I feed into these tools? A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that privacy technologies could be the key to making AI adoption safer for everyone. But what exactly does that mean for you as an everyday user? Let’s break it down. ...

How Privacy Tech Can Make AI Safer for You: What the New GAO Report Says If you’ve used ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or any other AI tool, you’ve probably wondered what happens to the data you type in. These services are incredibly useful, but they also raise real privacy questions. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released on May 20, 2026, suggests that the answer may lie in something called “privacy-enhancing technologies” (PETs). Here’s what the report found, how these technologies work, and what you can do to protect your own data in the meantime. ...

Is Your Therapist Recording Your Sessions With AI? Here’s What That Means for Your Privacy More therapists are turning to AI tools to record, transcribe, and analyze their sessions. The promise is better notes, faster documentation, and even insights into patient progress. But for the person on the couch, this often comes as a surprise: Your most private conversations may be captured, stored in the cloud, and potentially shared in ways you never agreed to. A recent report by All About Cookies highlights exactly how widespread this practice has become—and how little patients are told about it. ...

New Report: These Privacy Tools Could Make AI Safer for Everyone If you’ve used a chatbot, image generator, or even a personalized shopping recommendation lately, you’ve probably wondered: What happens to my data? It’s a fair question. AI tools often need large amounts of information to learn and improve, but that doesn’t mean your private details have to be part of the deal. ...

Your Therapist May Be Using AI to Record Your Sessions. Here’s How to Protect Your Privacy If you’re in therapy, you probably assume that what you say stays in the room—or at least in a locked filing cabinet. But a growing number of therapists now use AI tools to record, transcribe, and summarise sessions. The pitch is convenience: AI note-taking saves the therapist time, so they can focus more on you. But for patients, the privacy trade-off is rarely explained. ...

Privacy Tech Can Make AI Safer: What the GAO Report Means for You Earlier this month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report arguing that privacy-enhancing technologies are essential if we want to use artificial intelligence safely. The report, released on May 20, 2026, is aimed at federal agencies, but its findings have direct implications for anyone who uses AI tools—whether that’s ChatGPT, an AI photo editor, or a health recommendation app. Here’s what the GAO found, why it matters, and how you can protect your data right now. ...

Online Shopping Scams Are Rampant: How to Spot and Avoid Them If you’ve bought something online that never arrived, or paid through a peer-to-peer app for a product that turned out to be fake, you’re far from alone. A November 2025 survey by the Pew Research Center found that about a third of Americans — 33% — say they have personally experienced an online shopping scam. That’s a large enough share to make fraud prevention a basic skill for anyone who shops on the internet. ...

Is Your Therapist Recording Your Sessions with AI? What Patients Need to Know If you’re in therapy, you probably assume that what you say stays between you and your therapist. But a growing number of mental health professionals are bringing a third party into the room: artificial intelligence. According to a November 2025 Forbes report, therapists are now using generative AI tools during live sessions to transcribe conversations, generate clinical notes, and even analyze patient speech patterns. The catch? Many patients are never told it’s happening. ...