New VPN and Guardrails for AI Agents: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe

New VPN and Guardrails for AI Agents: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe AI assistants are no longer just chatbots that answer questions. Increasingly, they’re being designed to act on your behalf—booking appointments, making purchases, managing files, and even interacting with other websites or services. This shift, often called “agentic AI,” brings convenience but also introduces new risks. If an AI agent has access to your accounts or personal data, how do you know it won’t misuse that access or leak information in transit? ...

May 1, 2026 · 5 min · BriefArc Desk

OpenAI's New Privacy Filter: What It Does and How to Use It

OpenAI’s New Privacy Filter: What It Does and How to Use It Enterprises have been eager to integrate large language models into internal workflows, but concerns about data leakage—especially of personally identifiable information (PII)—have slowed adoption. In late April 2026, OpenAI quietly released a privacy filter designed to detect and block PII before it reaches its models. This feature, available for ChatGPT Enterprise and certain API tiers, addresses one of the biggest compliance headaches for IT managers and data privacy officers. ...

April 27, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk