Protecting Your Privacy with AI
How to safely share documents with AI without exposing sensitive data
You can protect yourself.
You don't have to share everything to get help. AI can analyze your documents effectively even when you redact sensitive information. Here's how to stay safe.
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AI Prompts
Redact My Document
I need to share a [BILL/LETTER/DOCUMENT] with AI but want to protect my privacy first. Please tell me: 1. What information I should ALWAYS remove before sharing (SSN, DOB, etc.) 2. What information is safe to share for analysis purposes 3. What I can replace with placeholders (like [MY NAME] or [MY ADDRESS]) 4. Whether removing this info will affect the analysis quality 5. A step-by-step process for safely preparing my document I'm sharing: [BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE DOCUMENT TYPE]
This gives you a personalized checklist for sanitizing your specific document type. Different documents have different sensitive data.
Watch Out For:
- Account numbers can often be shortened to last 4 digits
- Names and addresses are often needed for letter templates
- Dollar amounts and dates are usually safe and necessary for analysis
Review Data Retention Policies
I want to understand how different AI tools handle my data. Please explain in simple terms: 1. What typically happens to data I paste into AI chat tools? 2. What's the difference between chat history being saved vs. used for training? 3. What should I look for in privacy policies? 4. How do I use these tools in the most private way possible? 5. Are there AI tools that are more privacy-focused than others? I'm particularly concerned about: [LIST YOUR CONCERNS - identity theft, employer seeing, etc.]
Understanding how your data is handled lets you make informed choices. Not all AI tools are equally private.
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