{"id":218344,"date":"2026-02-28T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/five-things-you-should-never-reveal-to-chatgpt-if-you-want-to-protect-your-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:20:12","slug":"five-things-you-should-never-reveal-to-chatgpt-if-you-want-to-protect-your-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/five-things-you-should-never-reveal-to-chatgpt-if-you-want-to-protect-your-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things you should never reveal to ChatGPT if you want to protect your privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five things you should never reveal to ChatGPT if you want to protect your privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

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ChatGPT<\/p>\n

People turn to ChatGPT for all kinds of things \u2014 couples therapy, help with writing a professional email, turning pictures of their dogs into humans \u2014 letting the artificial intelligence platform in on some personal information.<\/p>\n

And apparently, there are a few specific things you should never share with the chatbot.<\/p>\n

When you type something into a chatbot, \u201cyou lose possession of it,\u201d Jennifer King, a fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, told the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

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There are ways to protect your privacy when using an AI chatbot. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t share any sensitive information in your conversations,\u201d OpenAI writes on their website, while Google urges Gemini users not to \u201c\u2026enter confidential information or any data you wouldn\u2019t want a reviewer to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

On that note, here are the five things no one should tell ChatGPT or an AI chatbot.<\/p>\n

\"ChatGPT<\/p>\n

ChatGPT has a \u201cTemporary Chat\u201d mode which acts in a similar manner to an internet browser\u2019s incognito mode. CFOTO\/Future Publishing via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Identity information<\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t reveal any identifying information to ChatGPT. Information such as your Social Security number, driver\u2019s license and passport numbers, as well as date of birth, address and phone numbers should never be shared.<\/p>\n

Some chatbots work to redact them, but it\u2019s safer to avoid sharing this information at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want our AI models to learn about the world, not private individuals, and we actively minimize the collection of personal information,\u201d an OpenAI spokeswoman told WSJ.<\/p>\n

Medical results<\/h2>\n

While the healthcare industry values confidentiality for patients to protect their personal information as well as discrimination, AI chatbots are not typically included in this special confidentiality protection.<\/p>\n

If you feel the need to ask ChatGPT to interpret lab work or other medical results, King suggested cropping or editing the document before uploading it, keeping it \u201cjust to the test…<\/p>\n

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