Digital Privacy and Mental Health

If it is free, you are the product. According to the Washington Post, in 2023,

large AI models learned from billions of user interactions pulled from social platforms,

forums, and private spaces people assumed were quiet. Every tap,

pause, and message becomes training fuel. Even when companies promise privacy,

the engagement signals still shape what the model understands and predicts about you,

and that creates a different kind of stress. People feel watched even when no one

is watching. Reports suggest that tightening privacy settings or limiting data

sharing can lower that background anxiety within days. Digital privacy is not just about