Proton launches free tool to show enterprises what ChatGPT and Claude know about employees
Proton releases free tool to reveal enterprise employee data collected by AI models.
Proton has launched AI Paper Trail, a free tool aimed at enterprises to expose the extent to which AI models like ChatGPT and Claude have collected and retained information about employees from their conversations. This addresses growing concerns about 'shadow AI' within organizations, where employees use AI tools without explicit IT approval, potentially exposing sensitive company data.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonEmployees are routinely using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude without IT approval, inadvertently feeding sensitive company and personal data into third-party AI models that retain and learn from that information. This 'shadow AI' phenomenon mirrors the earlier challenge of shadow IT, but with an amplified risk because AI models can store, infer, and potentially surface sensitive information in unpredictable ways. The core problem is a lack of organizational policy, employee awareness, and technical controls governing how AI tools may be used. Without visibility into what data has already been exposed, enterprises cannot accurately assess their risk posture. Proton's AI Paper Trail tool highlights that many organizations are only now discovering the extent of data leakage that has been occurring silently.
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