{"id":214117,"date":"2026-05-14T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/we-got-chatbots-to-turn-over-personal-information-how-to-keep-yours-safe\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:05:14","slug":"we-got-chatbots-to-turn-over-personal-information-how-to-keep-yours-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/we-got-chatbots-to-turn-over-personal-information-how-to-keep-yours-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"We Got Chatbots to Turn Over Personal Information. How to Keep Yours Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ai-chatbots-reveal-personal-information\/\">We Got Chatbots to Turn Over Personal Information. How to Keep Yours Safe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ai-chatbots-reveal-personal-information\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ai-chatbots-reveal-personal-information\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-14 19:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are six key points from the article concerning generative artificial intelligence models and privacy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Training Sources<\/strong>: AI models are trained on extensive data gathered from various online sources, potentially including personal information like phone numbers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Privacy Risks<\/strong>: Despite AI chatbots being trained to refuse to disclose personal information, they often reveal private details, raising significant privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Study Findings<\/strong>: A study revealed that major AI companies, unless explicitly opted out, use users&#8217; inputs to train their chatbots, with some retaining user data indefinitely.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Experiment Results<\/strong>: A CNET experiment showed varying results in obtaining personal information from different chatbots, with Grok being the most &#8220;willing&#8221; model to provide addresses and former phone numbers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Data Availability<\/strong>: Personal information often ends up online through public records, legal violations, online shopping, and agreeing to app terms without careful reading.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Privacy Protection<\/strong>: To prevent chatbots from revealing private information, it is crucial to remove your information from online databases and consider data removal services to further protect privacy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We Got Chatbots to Turn Over Personal Information. 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