The Blog
Thoughts on privacy, AI, and building tools that put people first.
Your prompts can become training data
People assume a chatbot chat is private. Many consumer AI tools may keep what you type, let humans review it, and use it to train. Here is the safe rule.
The hidden risk of cloud PII scrubbers
Many tools promise to strip personal data before it reaches the AI, but they do the work in their own cloud, which means they see your raw data first.
Why one-way redaction breaks your AI answers
Blacking out data keeps it safe but ruins the reply. Reversible masking swaps private details for placeholders, then restores them, so the answer stays useful.
The GDPR fines that should worry every firm using AI
Regulators are issuing huge GDPR fines for mishandling personal data, and AI tools open new ways to leak it. Here is the scale, and the simple fix.
GDPR and AI chatbots: where prompts cross the line
Pasting another person's data into a public chatbot can be unlawful processing or an unlawful transfer under GDPR. Here is where a prompt crosses the line.
What counts as personal data in an AI prompt
A plain guide to spotting personal data hiding in everyday AI prompts, from names and emails to small facts that together identify a real person.
The day Samsung banned ChatGPT
How confidential code and meeting notes leaked into ChatGPT at Samsung, why a single prompt cannot be taken back, and the simple fix that prevents it.