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Perplexity
Risk Overview
Significant Risk
5.9
/10
Research
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Text Generation
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Conversational AI
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Top Risks
ACTIVE LAWSUIT (2026) alleging transcript sharing with Meta/Google. Broad 'business partners' sharing language. Mandatory arbitration prevents users from joining class suits.
Mitigations
Opt out of training. Avoid sensitive queries until lawsuit resolves. Enterprise tier for stronger protections. Monitor lawsuit outcome.
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Highest Risk Categories
The highest-scoring risk categories identified in this assessment.
3rd-Party Sharing
ACTIVE 2026 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT alleging full conversation transcript sharing with Meta and Google. Company denies. 'Business partners' language is very broad.
8
/10
Legal Terms
Mandatory arbitration (AAA). Class action waiver — ironic given active class action. California law.
8
/10
Training Use
Default enabled free users. Opt-out available in settings. Enterprise/API excluded by default.
6
/10
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Updated July 2026 • AI-assisted research • Reviewed by Verax • Report an issue
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https://perplexity.ai/privacy