Field notes on AI privacy

What actually happens
to your AI chats.

Honest writing about ChatGPT, Claude, and what really keeps your conversations yours. Try Private Claude free with your Anthropic connection password. Running a business? Read For Business instead.

01 / Privacy 101

Start here

The cornerstones

Private AI Chat: A Consumer's Guide

Where your AI chats actually go after you hit send, and how to keep them yours.

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Private Claude Chat

Claude is the smartest model out there. It's also the one most people don't realize is keeping a copy of every word.

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Incognito AI Chat (Without the Quotation Marks)

Real anonymous AI vs the kind that just labels the folder differently. An honest review of every option.

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Claude Pro vs Private Claude

They cost almost the same. They use the same Claude. They do different jobs. Honest comparison.

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AI Chat That Doesn't Save Your Conversations

Every chat you've had with ChatGPT or Claude is sitting in someone's database. Four ways to fix that.

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02 / Comparisons

Side by side

Honest tradeoffs, no spin

Claude Incognito vs Private Claude

Anthropic's incognito mode keeps your chats for 30 days. Side-by-side data flows so you can see exactly why.

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PrivateClaude vs GPTAnon vs AnonChatGPT

Free anonymous AI tools, compared honestly. What you get, what you give up, and who actually runs them.

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Claude API vs Claude Pro for Personal Use

$5 vs $20. Real cost math for casual, daily, and power users, plus which actually keeps your data yours.

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Privacy AI Showdown: Lumo vs DuckDuckGo AI vs PrivateClaude

Three approaches to private AI. We rank them by what they actually do, not by what they claim.

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03 / Use cases

When privacy matters most

Specific situations, real answers

Does Anthropic Read My Chats?

Plan-by-plan answer with direct policy quotes. Plus a decision tree for "where am I, and what's happening to my data?"

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Can My AI Chats Be Subpoenaed?

In 2024 a federal judge ordered OpenAI to preserve every conversation indefinitely, including the deleted ones. Here's what it means for you.

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Private AI for Journaling

Reflection, Mindsera, Rosebud, Entries: privacy claims compared, plus the case for using Claude as your journal.

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Asking AI About Sensitive Personal Stuff

Health, money, relationships, work conflicts, identity. Real cases of these chats coming back to bite people.

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Private AI for Therapy & Mental Health

Why most AI therapy apps still keep your chats, and how to use Claude as a private support tool.

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Set Up Claude API as Your Personal Chat in 5 Minutes

No coding. Five screenshots. Done. How to grab your Anthropic connection password and paste it in.

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Running a business or practice?

HIPAA, BAAs, regulated industries, compliance officers. The For Business section covers vendor checklists, BAA-backed deployments, and industry-specific guidance for healthcare, legal, and financial services teams.

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