Before You Paste Anything Into ChatGPT, Check This List

Chatbots can be incredibly useful, but certain things should be off-limits to them. Image: ChatGPT

Before pasting passwords, medical records, source code, or company data into ChatGPT, use this checklist to decide what should stay private.

Sep 7, 2026

The next piece of sensitive information you expose may not end up on a phishing site. You may paste it directly into an AI chatbot.

AI assistants have made it almost effortless to paste in a document, a screenshot, a block of code, or a personal problem and ask for help. Still, that convenience can encourage users to hand over information they would never give to a stranger.

Security guidance from Norton and other sources specifically warns against sharing certain kinds of information with general-purpose chatbots.

To help you understand the kinds of information you should keep off AI platforms, we have outlined specific data kinds you must never give an...

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