Privacy

Proton CEO on the Biggest AI Privacy Threat and How to Protect Yourself AI tools are now part of everyday life, from drafting emails to generating images. But each query you send could become training data for the next model update—or a record held by a third party. In a recent interview with Spiceworks, Proton’s CEO acknowledged that privacy in the AI era is achievable, but pointed to one concern that keeps him up at night: the erosion of user control over personal data as it flows into opaque AI pipelines. ...

Why the Source of AI Training Data Is a Growing Privacy Risk for You If you have used a generative AI tool like ChatGPT or a popular image generator, you may have wondered where the software got its knowledge. Increasingly, that question is not just technical curiosity — it is becoming a central legal and privacy issue. ...

Can You Keep Your Privacy in the AI Era? Proton’s CEO Shares His Biggest Concern Introduction Using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot often feels like a trade‑off: you get fast answers and smart suggestions, but you hand over your questions, documents, and sometimes personal data. For privacy‑conscious users, that exchange feels increasingly uneasy. As more people rely on generative AI for work, research, and everyday tasks, the question isn’t just whether AI can be useful—it’s whether you can use it without losing control over your information. ...

How Your Data Gets Used to Train AI—and Why It’s Becoming a Legal Battleground For years, privacy compliance largely meant making sure companies told you what data they collected and gave you a way to opt out of selling it. That world is changing. A growing number of legal actions and new state laws are shifting the focus from simple notice-and-choice to something broader: how companies acquire and use data to train artificial intelligence models. If you’ve used a chatbot, voice assistant, or image generator, your data may be part of that training—often without your explicit permission. Here’s what’s happening and what you can do about it. ...

AI at Work: How to Protect Your Privacy and Fight Bias More employers are turning to artificial intelligence for tasks that affect your career: screening résumés, ranking performance, even monitoring productivity. If you work at a company that uses AI tools—whether an AI writing assistant, an automated HR system, or a surveillance platform—you have reason to pay attention. These systems can introduce new risks to your privacy and create or amplify bias in decisions about hiring, promotions, and compensation. ...

What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers Moving Into Your Neighborhood AI data centers are no longer confined to remote industrial parks. As demand for artificial intelligence grows, these facilities are being built closer to where people live—sometimes in or near residential neighborhoods. For homeowners, renters, and community advocates, this raises immediate questions about privacy, security, and who gets a say in the process. ...

When Your Financial Advisor Uses AI: What It Means for Your Privacy Financial advisors have always used data to understand their clients. But now, many are turning to artificial intelligence to sharpen their marketing and client management. A recent report in The Globe and Mail highlighted how AI can give advisors a marketing edge—but warned that privacy rules need close attention. For clients, this raises an important question: what happens to your personal financial information when your advisor uses AI tools? ...

Using AI for Marketing? Don’t Forget Privacy Rules Financial advisors are under growing pressure to adopt AI tools for marketing. Personalized email campaigns, chatbots that qualify leads, and predictive analytics can all help firms stand out. But a recent article in The Globe and Mail warns that this edge comes with a catch: privacy regulators are watching more closely than ever. If you use customer data to train AI models or to segment audiences without proper consent, you risk fines and reputational damage. ...

AI Data Centers Coming to Your Neighborhood? What They Mean for Your Privacy and Security Across the country, a new kind of neighbor is appearing in residential and mixed-use zones: artificial intelligence data centers. These facilities, once confined to remote industrial parks, are increasingly being proposed or built closer to homes, schools, and apartment buildings. For residents, this raises legitimate questions about privacy, security, and who gets to decide what happens next. ...

AI in Medical Imaging: A Privacy Risk You Need to Know About Artificial intelligence can now analyze X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans faster than many radiologists. It catches subtle findings that human eyes might miss, and in some cases it can even predict disease before symptoms appear. But the same technology that improves diagnosis also creates new privacy risks for patients. As AI becomes a standard part of radiology, the sensitive data inside medical images is being handled in ways most people are not aware of. ...