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And now, it\u2019s taking steps that raise serious questions about user tracking, targeted ads, and online surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Perplexity Wants Your Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use Perplexity, every question you ask becomes a part of its system. The company collects web search history, IP addresses, device info, and location data. This isn\u2019t just to \u201cimprove performance.\u201d Like many artificial intelligence companies, Perplexity is building its data pipeline\u2014your questions help train its models and improve the the service functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you&#8217;re not careful, you could give up sensitive or personal information without realizing it. Unlike more privacy-focused platforms, Perplexity doesn&#8217;t offer end-to-end encryption or strong anonymous search settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. A New Browser Designed to Track You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, Perplexity announced its AI-powered web browser\u2014a move that signals a shift from search engine to full-blown data-collecting platform. This browser integrates AI search, real-time responses, and tracking across websites you visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem? It&#8217;s designed to monitor your activity. Every tab you open, link you click, or article you read can feed directly into Perplexity\u2019s system. Like Chrome and Edge, it may soon become a tool for surveillance capitalism, where your behavior is tracked and sold to advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some experts have warned that this turns Perplexity from a helpful AI chatbot into a privacy risk, especially since the company hasn\u2019t been completely transparent about how it uses your browsing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Ads Are Coming\u2014Whether You Like It or Not<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perplexity\u2019s clean, ad-free experience may not last much longer. The startup has hinted at introducing ads into its AI results. This could turn trusted citations into sponsored content or subtly prioritize partners that pay to appear in your answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This raises an obvious concern: <strong>Will you still be getting objective information, or just paid promotion?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When ads get mixed with AI search responses, it becomes harder to tell what&#8217;s true, what&#8217;s an opinion, and what\u2019s just marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Enterprise and Developer Data May Also Be at Risk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perplexity\u2019s Enterprise Pro and API features are great for building AI tools and AI research workflows. But if businesses are using them to process sensitive data, like financial info, legal documents, or healthcare content, there are real risks of data leakage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re very careful with what data you&#8217;re feeding into Perplexity, there&#8217;s always a chance it could be used to further train large language models or be stored in ways you didn\u2019t agree to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. You Might Not Know What\u2019s Being Tracked<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perplexity may still gather details through cookies, web beacons, and device fingerprinting even if you never make an account. 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