AI Data-Sharing Control: Enforce Training Opt-Out on Every AI Tool
Most AI tools default to using your conversations for training. ShadowLock reads each provider's actual data-sharing setting and blocks prompts until it's switched off — so your data never feeds someone else's model.
What is AI data-sharing control?
AI data-sharing control detects whether an AI tool's setting to use your conversations for model training is turned on, and enforces that it stays off. ShadowLock reads the real setting from each provider and, in block mode, holds prompts until data-sharing is disabled — so your data isn't fed into a third party's training pipeline.
of organizations breached through AI lacked proper AI access controls. (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025)
The setting nobody checks
Several major AI tools turn data-sharing on by default, and the opt-out is buried in settings most employees never open. Every prompt sent with it on can be retained and used to train a model you don't control — a quiet, continuous leak that no firewall or DNS filter can see.
A written policy asks people to turn it off. ShadowLock verifies it. It reads the live setting on every session and blocks prompts until it's correct, then releases the moment it is — across all six tools it grounds in real provider data.
How data-sharing control works.
Detect the real setting, gate until compliant, release automatically.
Read the real setting, per provider
ShadowLock reads each AI tool's actual "train on my data" / "improve the model" setting from the provider's own responses — not a guess. Grounded recipes cover ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Le Chat (Mistral), Microsoft Copilot, and Grok.
Block prompts until it's off
In block mode, prompts are held behind a clear banner — "Data-sharing is enabled, turn it off to continue" — with a one-click link to the right settings page. The user can't send work to a tool that's set to train on it.
Releases the instant it's fixed
Turn the setting off in any tab and the gate lifts everywhere automatically — no reload, no re-prompt. A "Re-check" button confirms the change on demand. The cross-tab sync means a fix in one window unblocks the rest.
Audit first, enforce when ready
Audit mode logs each tool's data-sharing state so you can see exposure across your fleet before you enforce. ShadowLock never blocks on a setting it can't read with confidence — it fails open rather than trapping a user.
AI data-sharing control FAQ
What is AI data-sharing control?
AI data-sharing control detects whether an AI tool's setting to use your conversations for model training is switched on, and enforces that it stays off. ShadowLock reads the actual setting from each provider and, in block mode, prevents prompts from being sent until data-sharing is disabled — so your data isn't fed into a third party's training pipeline.
Which AI tools can ShadowLock check the training setting on?
ShadowLock detects and enforces the data-sharing setting on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Le Chat (Mistral), Microsoft Copilot, and Grok, using mappings grounded in each provider's real responses. Gemini is a deliberate exception — its training control lives in a separate Google account page rather than on the chat surface — so it is governed through ShadowLock's detection and lockdown controls instead.
What happens when an employee has data-sharing turned on?
In audit mode the state is logged so you can see which tools and users have training enabled. In block mode prompts are gated behind a banner until the setting reads off, with a direct link to fix it. The moment the user disables it — in any open tab — the gate releases automatically across every tab on that provider.
Does this recover data that was already shared?
No, and we won't claim otherwise. Data-sharing control is forward-looking: it stops new conversations from being used for training and gives you a record of exposure. It cannot retract data a provider already ingested, which is exactly why enforcing the setting before prompts are sent matters.
Isn't a written AI policy enough?
A policy tells employees to turn the setting off; it can't confirm they did. Most tools default data-sharing on, and the toggle is buried in settings. ShadowLock reads the real state on every session and blocks until it's correct — verification, not a request you hope was followed.
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