Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Just opened Claude app on Mac and saw a popup asking me if it's ok to train on my chats. It's on by default. Unchecked it.

I think Claude saw that OpenAI was reaping too much benefit from this so they decided to do it too.

Also your chats will now be stored for 5 years.

I used to not care about this stuff but with the way this administration is going about things, I suddenly care very much about it.

Trusting companies more than the government always feels strange. It's something I can't grasp.

How many companies can disappear me to El Salvador?

"US Army appoints Palantir, Meta, OpenAI execs as Lt. Colonels" [0]

Well, probably easier than you think. Given that it looks like Palantir is able to control the software and hardware of the new fangled detention centers with immunity, how difficult do you think it is for them to disappear someone without any accountability?

It is precisely the blurring of the line between gov and private companies that aid in subverting the rule of law in many instances.

[0] https://thegrayzone.com/2025/06/18/palantir-execs-appointed-...

Oh I have no doubt those lines are becoming more and more blurred and that certain big companies in key positions are theoretically beyond accountability.

But the question was "why trust a company and not the government?"

So even now it's between:

  * A company who, if big enough and in a key position, could theoretically do this

And

  * A government who we know for sure have grabbed multiple people off the streets, within the past month, and have trafficked them out of the country without any due process. 

So it's still "could maybe do harm" versus "already controls an army of masked men who are undeniably active in doing harm."