Your AI Assistant Is Watching: How to Protect Your Privacy

Your AI Assistant Is Watching: How to Protect Your Privacy If you use a voice assistant like Google Assistant or Siri, or chat with ChatGPT or an image generator like Midjourney, you’re giving those companies a steady stream of personal data. Most of the time it’s not obvious how much they keep, how long they store it, or what they do with it after you’ve finished your session. This article explains the main privacy risks in today’s popular AI tools and gives you concrete steps you can take to reduce your exposure without quitting AI altogether. ...

April 28, 2026 · 5 min · BriefArc Desk