Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to require developers to disclose and obtain explicit user permission before sharing personal data with any third party, including artificial intelligence services. The change aims to reinforce privacy protections and warns that non‑compliant apps risk removal from the App Store. Apple did not comment on the revision, which arrives as AI integration becomes more common in mobile apps. Read more →

Recent disclosures reveal that ChatGPT prompts surfaced in Google’s search index after the AI service sent user inputs to Google Search. OpenAI explained that the exposure occurred when users opted into a feature that made prompts public, and the firm later worked to remove the data from search results. Critics argue that the incident highlights a lack of privacy safeguards, especially since users did not actively share the content. The situation has sparked debate among SEO researchers and privacy advocates about OpenAI’s handling of user data and the broader implications for search‑engine integration. Read more →

Anthropic has updated its consumer terms, asking all Claude users to decide whether their conversations can be used to train future AI models. The change expands data retention to five years for users who do not opt out, replacing the previous practice of deleting chats within 30 days unless required to keep them longer. Existing users will see a pop‑up prompting them to accept the new terms, with the training permission toggle set to "On" by default. Business customers using enterprise versions are exempt, and the move aligns Anthropic with broader industry shifts toward greater data utilization for model improvement. Read more →