February 2026

AI Privacy 101

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AI Privacy: My 4 Tools & 8 Rules

This week, I'm sharing the results of my testing of multiple private AI options that represent different approaches to privacy: middleman, locally hosted, private models and more. If you want more privacy in your use of AI, watch this:

​AI Privacy Explained: 4 Tools and 8 Rules​

Go Deeper: As with most technology that I've reviewed, privacy tends to boil down to how you use it instead of the specific tools that you use. Here are some other examples:

Open OS Option? Is it possible to gain more privacy by using an open OS phone over an iPhone? ​Watch the video →​

Camera Privacy? How you use your mobile phone camera determines your level of privacy. ​Mobile Camera Privacy →​

Early Days of AI

Hi [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], everything is moving so fast when it comes to AI. I've been hesitant to produce a video on the subject mostly because I'm afraid it will be obsolete by next month.

I'm also honestly overwhelmed by the hundreds of options that are available and the new things that seem to pop up every single week.

But as with all technology, it's not just about the tool.

This week I'm sharing the results of my testing of multiple AI tools that I think are worth looking at. I chose them because they represent different ways of approaching privacy as we use AI. For example, you have...

• The Middleman: an approach to privacy where you introduce a trusted middleman who adds anonimity.
• Locally Hosted: the gold standard of privacy is doing everything on-device, but does it work?
• Privacy-First Models: does this even exist?
• Privacy Settings: is it even worth changing the settings of the popular models?

In this week's video on AI privacy, I'm not only sharing with you a few of the AI privacy tools you can try, I'm also going to give you an 8-rule framework to help you judge any future tools that pop up.

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This Week in Privacy News

​AI Chat Leak Exposes 300 Million Messages​

Speaking of AI and privacy, this week an independent security researcher uncovered a major data breach affecting Chat & Ask AI, one of the most popular AI chat apps on Google Play and Apple App Store, with more than 50 million users.

--> Malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/ai-chat-app-leak-exposes-300-million-messages-tied-to-25-million-users

​Discord Age Verification starts next month​

Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults.

--> Discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally
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​Extra Privacy from Google? Not really...​

Google is trying to get in front of the deluge of AI images and misinformation by expanding tools to remove personal data from search results. But is it enough?

--> Techspot.com/news/111286-google-rolls-out-new-tools-remove-personal-data.html

Your Thoughts?

What kind of AI tools are you comfortable using and why? I'm curious to know how you feel about the 8-part framework I shared in the video.

Have a great weekend!

✌️

Josh

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