Hundreds of shared Claude chats, including resumes and health details, showed up in Google search
Hundreds of shared Claude chats, including sensitive information such as resumes and health details, were indexed by Google and became publicly accessible. The issue arose from Claude's sharing feature, which allows users to create links to conversations that can be accessed without a login. Anthropic has since moved to block search engines from indexing shared Claude conversations, highlighting the ease with which user interactions with AI tools can spread beyond their intended audience.
- ▪Anthropic's Claude chatbot had hundreds of shared conversations appear in public search results, including some containing sensitive information.
- ▪The issue stemmed from Claude's sharing feature, which lets users create links to conversations that can be accessed without a login.
- ▪Anthropic has blocked search engines from indexing shared Claude conversations, but many of the chats had already been saved and circulated.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:10 -0500 |
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Security The Web privacy chatbots Hundreds of shared Claude chats, including resumes and health details, showed up in Google search The same issue previously affected shared conversations from ChatGPT and Grok By Skye Jacobs July 28, 2026, 14:10 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? Anthropic has moved to block search engines from indexing shared Claude conversations after hundreds of chats appeared in public search results, highlighting how easily user interactions with AI tools can spread beyond their intended audience. The issue stemmed from Claude's sharing feature, which lets users create a link to a conversation.
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