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This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks

Fast Company Tech Michael Grothaus April 11, 2026
This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks
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# iPhone Users Can Talk to ChatGPT More Privately Through Siri If you use an iPhone, you can ask Siri to handle your ChatGPT questions instead of using the ChatGPT app directly—and this method keeps OpenAI from knowing who you are, since Apple's Siri adds an extra privacy layer between you and the company. While AI companies claim they anonymize your chat data anyway, this trick gives you actual protection without having to trust their word about it. It's a simple way to get AI assistance without worrying as much about your personal information being used to train the chatbot.

Using AI chatbots opens people up to numerous risks. The most obvious is that, given their propensity to hallucinate, an AI chatbot’s answers may be factually incorrect while sounding completely authoritative. But beyond this informational risk lies another worrisome one: the risk to your privacy.

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