We find that 21 of these platforms leak conversation titles to third-party trackers, while nine leak verbatim user prompts. Beyond content, we observe a substantial amount of chatbot platforms sending user emails to third-party trackers, enabling the association of conversational context with a user's identity. Our findings cast traditional web privacy issues under a new light, highlighting the privacy issues that are inherent in how users interact with modern AI chatbots.
We find that 21 of these platforms leak conversation titles to third-party trackers, while nine leak verbatim user prompts. Beyond content, we observe a substantial amount of chatbot platforms sending user emails to third-party trackers, enabling the association of conversational context with a user's identity. Our findings cast traditional web privacy issues under a new light, highlighting the privacy issues that are inherent in how users interact with modern AI chatbots.