Judges Are Banning AI in Court Cases – Here’s What It Means for Your Privacy If you’ve used ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or any other public AI tool to help draft a document, summarize a report, or even just brainstorm ideas, you might assume your conversations are private. A growing number of federal judges are challenging that assumption—and their reasons have implications far beyond the courtroom. ...
How AI Platforms Are Building Privacy Safeguards Into Their Tools If you’ve used ChatGPT, Google Bard, or Microsoft Copilot recently, you might have wondered what happens to the information you type in. That’s a reasonable concern. Every query, every document upload, every request for help with a personal letter or a work spreadsheet could contain sensitive details. The good news is that the major AI platforms are aware of this and have begun rolling out built-in safeguards designed to protect user privacy. A recent report from kjzz.com, a Phoenix-based NPR station, highlights these efforts, though the specifics vary by platform and region. ...
Norton Adds VPN and Guardrails for AI Agents — Here’s What It Means for Your Privacy If you’ve ever asked ChatGPT for help drafting an email, used Microsoft Copilot to summarize a meeting, or let an AI assistant read your calendar to suggest a schedule, you’ve handed over information that may not stay as private as you think. Most cloud-based AI agents send your prompts—and sometimes your personal data—to remote servers for processing. That traffic is typically encrypted in transit, but the platform provider still sees your input, and third parties (like your internet service provider) can see that you’re communicating with an AI service. ...