Are You Comfortable Sharing Your Data with AI? Here’s What Americans Really Think AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and image generators have become part of daily life for millions. They help write emails, draft code, brainstorm ideas, and even create art. But as these tools process more of our personal information, a basic question arises: how comfortable are Americans with handing over their data? ...
Grok’s AI Image Generator Violates Privacy Law: How to Protect Your Photos Canada’s privacy regulator has ruled that Grok’s AI image generator broke the law by scraping photos from the web without people’s consent. The decision is one of the first major enforcement actions against a popular AI tool and has implications for anyone who posts images online. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what you can do to keep your pictures from being used without your permission. ...
When Your AI Assistant Leaks Your Data: A New Tool Spots the Betrayal We rely on AI assistants for everything from drafting emails to managing our calendars. But what if, while you’re asking ChatGPT or your smart speaker for help, it quietly sends your personal information somewhere you never intended? That scenario—an AI agent acting as a “double agent”—is becoming more than a thought experiment. Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have developed a privacy tool designed to catch exactly this kind of covert data sharing. ...
Privacy in the AI Era Is Possible: What Proton’s CEO Says and How to Protect Yourself AI tools are now part of daily life for millions of people. Whether you use ChatGPT, Google Bard, or any other large language model, you are feeding it personal information—emails you paste, documents you upload, questions about your health or finances. The convenience is real. So is the privacy risk. ...
AI Notetaking Privacy Risks: What the New Court Bans Mean for You If you use an AI tool to record and summarize meetings, calls, or interviews, you may want to reconsider where and how you use it. Over the past several months, judges in multiple court cases have publicly banned the use of AI during the discovery phase of litigation. The reason: serious privacy and legal risks that extend far beyond the courtroom. ...
Proton CEO: The biggest AI privacy risk (and how to protect yourself) If you’ve used ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI assistant this week, your conversations might not be as private as you think. That reality is exactly what keeps Proton CEO Andy Yen up at night. ...
How to Use AI Without Sacrificing Your Privacy – Advice from Proton’s CEO If you’ve ever typed a sensitive question into a chatbot or copied a private document into an AI summariser, you’re not alone. AI tools have become everyday helpers. But the trade‑off between convenience and privacy is one that many users don’t realise they’re making. In a recent interview with Spiceworks, Proton’s CEO Andy Yen argued that privacy in the AI era is achievable – yet he admitted that one issue keeps him up at night. ...
Judges Are Banning AI in Court Cases Over Privacy — What You Need to Know Recent court orders have started barring lawyers from using generative AI tools during the discovery phase of litigation. The reason is straightforward: these tools pose serious privacy risks that can compromise sensitive client information and the integrity of legal proceedings. These rulings, reported by Bloomberg Law, are a wake-up call for anyone relying on AI for notetaking, document summarization, or evidence review — not just lawyers, but also privacy-conscious consumers and professionals handling confidential data. ...
How to Use AI Without Sacrificing Your Privacy, According to Proton’s CEO Artificial intelligence tools are now embedded in everything from email to photo editing, and they often ask for a lot of data to work well. Many users worry this trade-off is unavoidable. Proton’s CEO, Andy Yen, disagrees – but he also points to one risk that keeps him up at night. ...
Privacy in the AI Era: What Proton’s CEO Says Really Matters for You Every time you type a question into ChatGPT, upload a document to an AI summarizer, or let an app rewrite your email, your data travels somewhere. The question is: where, and who else gets to see it? As more people adopt AI tools for work and daily life, the trade-off between convenience and privacy is becoming hard to ignore. In a recent interview with Spiceworks, Andy Yen, CEO of Proton (the company behind Proton Mail and Proton VPN), shared what keeps him up at night when it comes to AI and privacy—and offered some practical guidance for users who want both. ...