ChatGPT and Privacy: What Lawyers (and Everyone Else) Should Actually Understand

This post was originally written in January 2026 and updated in February. I updated it again on September 7, 2026, to reflect the changes in ChatGPT’s privacy policy and related terms. I am often asked some version of this question: “Is ChatGPT private?” The answer is a lawyer’s favorite two words, “it depends.” There is […]