Recent Articles About AI Data Privacy

Forty attorneys general want privacy safeguards before a bankruptcy sale transfers sensitive Character.AI conversations to a new owner.

A mother of two alleges OpenAI collected her children's private chats and photos without proper parental consent and used their data to train AI.

Researchers got AI running across 15 cheap Android TV boxes. Now they're warning that self-replicating AI malware could be just months away.

Anthropic's Claude submitted a fake murder tip during testing, raising concerns about AI agents taking unintended actions on real-world websites.

Giving an AI assistant access to your accounts may grant it more freedom than you realize.

AI chatbot conversations can be scanned, flagged for human review, and potentially handed over to law enforcement or used in legal proceedings.

Buy for Me AI can purchase products from small businesses that never chose to sell on Amazon in the first place.

California’s new laws limit how employers can use AI to monitor and manage workers, from firing decisions to collecting sensitive workplace data.

OpenAI agents have circumvented restrictions and accessed systems they weren't supposed to. The incidents show why giving AI the ability to take action comes with new risks.

A new AI assistant wants access to your camera roll to learn your habits, relationships, and daily life. Here’s what that could mean for your privacy.

Microsoft Copilot privacy just got harder to take for granted. Contractors rate some users' photo edits with faces showing, and Microsoft's FAQ says you can't opt out of human review.

Deleting a chat doesn't clear everything ChatGPT stores. Here's how to wipe your history, images, memories, and account, and what OpenAI keeps.

AI agents could make shopping easier, but giving them access to your personal and payment data could expose you to scams, fraud, and data theft.

Closing ChatGPT does not end the conversation.

Claude wants to talk money, but your transaction history might have too much to say.

Character.AI bars under-13s, may serve targeted ads to teens, and keeps the Characters you made public even after you delete your account.

In 2026, you're innocent until the algorithm says otherwise.

Your conversations with AI chatbots can be accessed by government agencies and in legal proceedings, as they lack the protections afforded to privileged conversations.

Teens can keep talking to the AI through messaging features the settlement skipped entirely.

Character.AI's age verification starts with a selfie and can end with a government ID. Here's exactly what leaves your device, which company processes it, and how long they keep it.

Viewers don’t control what happens to their own chat messages.