5 Claude privacy settings you should check right now

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Whether you're new to Claude or it's been a while since you reviewed your app preferences, you don't want to overlook these Claude settings. As with ChatGPT, the available settings in the Claude app are continually in flux, and it's easy to lose track of what Claude's allowed to do on your system and what private or sensitive details you're sharing with it. Now is as good a time as any for a five-minute audit of some key Claude settings, running the gamut from whether it's using your input for training purposes to what it can--and can't--remember about you. I'll also cover which local directories are fair game for Claude Cowork.