Protect your privacy in AI tools

Useful does not require identifiable

Many AI tasks work just as well with made-up details. Privacy educators recommend helping young people evaluate situations critically instead of relying only on blocking rules.[1]

Before typing or uploading, ask: Does this tool truly need this detail?

Do not share

• passwords, security codes, or account numbers;
• your home address, exact live location, or daily schedule;
• school ID, government ID, health records, or financial statements;
• a private message, image, voice recording, or assignment belonging to someone else;
• secrets that could hurt or embarrass someone if exposed.

Even a group of ordinary details can identify you. A school name, sports team, age, and neighbourhood may narrow the possibilities quickly.

Replace details, keep the question

Instead of:

I’m Jordan Lee at Central School. Here is my family’s bank statement. Make us a budget.

Try:

Create a fictional monthly budget for a family with $4,000 of take-home income. Use invented categories and explain needs, wants, and savings. Do not request personal data.

You can learn the method without uploading the real document.

Before you upload a file

1. Check your teacher’s, school’s, or family’s rules.
2. Remove names, faces, locations, account numbers, and hidden metadata where possible.
3. Read the tool’s privacy controls with an adult.
4. If you are unsure, do not upload it.

A strong default

For this site, you never need an account and your calculator entries stay in your browser. Future tools should collect the least data needed and explain where it goes.