🛡 Deleting AI chats does not guarantee data erasure
As part of the *New York Times v. OpenAI* proceedings, a court has ordered the company to preserve and provide logs of conversations that users attempted to delete. Unlike dialogues with a doctor, correspondence with an AI is legally treated as a standard business record.
🌍 Legal precedents against OpenAI are shifting privacy standards, turning user data into evidentiary material. Companies are being forced to re-evaluate their data retention policies.
👤 Remember: Deleting a chat in ChatGPT or Claude only hides it from the interface. Any sensitive information may remain stored on servers and can be subpoenaed by a court.
Source 1: https://lindsaygross1.substack.com/p/delete-doesnt-mean-deleted-just-ask