Online Safety

New GAO Report: How Privacy Tech Can Keep You Safe When Using AI If you’ve used a chatbot, an AI image generator, or even your phone’s autocorrect, you’ve traded some of your data for that convenience. How much, and where it ends up, isn’t always clear. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that a set of privacy technologies could help tip the balance in favor of consumers—making it possible to use powerful AI without handing over the keys to your personal information. ...

How to spot and avoid online shopping scams: tips from VA.gov Online shopping has become part of daily life, but it has also opened the door for scammers looking to steal money and personal information. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regularly publishes warnings and practical advice to help veterans and their families — and really, anyone — stay safe when shopping online. The guidance from VA News covers the most common tricks fraudsters use and how to avoid them. Because scammers constantly adjust their tactics, it’s worth reviewing the basics regularly. ...

Watch Out for These Online Shopping Scams — and How to Stay Safe Online shopping has become a routine part of life for most of us. It’s fast, convenient, and often the best way to find deals. But that same convenience also attracts scammers who are constantly looking for new ways to trick shoppers out of their money and personal information. Whether you’re a seasoned online buyer or just starting out, knowing how to spot a scam can save you time, money, and a lot of frustration. ...

How to Spot and Avoid Online Shopping Scams This Year Online shopping scams are becoming more sophisticated each year, and they often target veterans and military families who use VA benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs has published several alerts in recent months warning about fake websites, phishing emails, and impostor calls designed to steal personal information and benefit payments. Knowing what to look for and how to respond can save you money and protect your identity. ...

Privacy Tech That Can Keep Your AI Use Safe: What You Need to Know If you use ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or an image generator like Midjourney, you’ve probably wondered what happens to the data you type or upload. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that privacy-enhancing technologies—often called PETs—could be a practical answer. And for everyday users, the good news is that some of these protections are already available. ...

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. ...

Krisp’s Edge AI Keeps Your Meeting Notes Private: No Cloud, No Training on Your Data Most AI note-takers make a trade-off: you get transcription and summaries, but your conversation audio is sent to a cloud server. That might be fine for a casual brainstorming session, but when you’re discussing a client’s legal case, a patient’s medical history, or quarterly revenue figures, sending that audio to an external server introduces risk. Krisp offers a different approach: it processes everything on your device. ...

How Krisp Keeps Your Conversations Private (And Why That Matters) If you use AI note‑taking tools for meetings, lectures, or interviews, you’ve probably wondered what happens to your audio after the transcription is done. Most cloud‑based services send your recordings to remote servers, where they may be stored, analyzed, or even used to train future models. That’s a legitimate concern for anyone who discusses sensitive topics—business strategy, patient information, legal matters, or personal conversations. ...

Is Krisp Safe? A Privacy Review of This AI Note Taker AI-powered note takers promise to save you time by automatically transcribing and summarizing meetings, interviews, and phone calls. But as these tools become more common, many people have started to worry about where their voice recordings go and who might listen to them. If you’re considering an AI note taker but want to keep your conversations private, it pays to look closely at how each service handles your data. ...

Can You Trust an AI Note Taker? How Krisp Handles Your Private Conversations If you’ve ever used an AI note‑taking app, you’ve probably wondered where your recordings actually go. Most of these tools upload audio to the cloud for processing, which means a company—and sometimes its subcontractors—can access, store, and even analyse your conversations. For people who discuss sensitive work topics, medical information, or personal matters, that’s a reasonable concern. Krisp has been marketing itself as a privacy‑first alternative, claiming it never sends your audio anywhere. Here’s what that claim really means and how it compares to the alternatives. ...