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Privacy and smart sharing

Screenshots, homework photos, and connected apps

Pictures and file uploads can leak more than the text you meant to share — faces, notifications, and linked accounts travel with them.

~14 min this pageHidden exposure paths

1Try it yourself

Playground

Share or hide?

One item at a time — decide what is OK to paste into a chatbot.

Message 1 of 6

A public recipe you want rewritten

Example 1 / 6 — pick a label

2Learn the idea

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What images carry

See it

Smart sharing ladder
  1. 1
    HideDon’t paste it
  2. 2
    ScrubRemove names / IDs
  3. 3
    AskIs this tool private enough?

Climb down before you paste anything sensitive

  • Chat screenshots — names, handles, message content, reply chains
  • Homework photos — other kids’ work, teacher comments, QR codes, school headers
  • Lock screen / notification bleed — appointments, addresses, 2FA codes
  • Connected tools — if an AI app can read Drive, Photos, or classroom folders, one permission can expose whole albums

Before upload, crop hard. Cover banners. Prefer retyping the one confusing sentence over shipping a full screenshot.

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Connected tools need a second pause

“Sign in with school account” or “allow photo access” can be convenient and oversized. Ask:

  • Does this tool need all photos or one file?
  • Can I download a single PDF and scrub it instead?
  • Would I be okay if a teacher reviewed everything this permission can see?

If the answer is “I’m not sure,” don’t connect yet. Use a minimal paste workflow first.

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Crop like a privacy pro

Before any upload, ask what rectangle contains the one thing you need. Crop to that. Cover banners with a finger or markup tool. Check reflections in photos (whiteboards, screens). Check other papers at the edge of the desk.

For chat help, retype the two messages that confuse you. You lose emoji flair and gain safety.

Connected tools are a bigger leap than a single paste. Photo-roll access can include family documents, IDs, and private albums you forgot. Prefer “upload one file” over “see everything.” If an app will not work without broad access, talk to a parent before connecting a school or family account.

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After-upload hygiene

If you already uploaded too much, delete the chat if the product allows, tell a trusted adult if something sensitive escaped, and tighten your workflow for next time. Shame helps nobody; better systems do.

Go deeper

Before you start

Why this matters

You screenshot a group chat to ask AI “how should I reply?” The image shows: three friends’ usernames, a preview of a private photo, your battery widget with a location label, and a notification banner about a doctor appointment. Separately, you snap a photo of your worksheet — but the corner of the page shows another student’s paper. Uploads are not “just pictures.”

In the wild

See how this idea shows up as a product and a company — then come back to the lesson. Skills transfer across vendors.

Check your understanding

Page assessment

Answer from memory. Completion is saved from this evidence, not from opening the next page.

1. What extra risks do screenshots add compared with typing a summary?
2. Name three things that can appear accidentally in a homework photo.
3. Why is “allow all photos” often too broad?
4. What is a safer substitute for uploading a full group-chat screenshot?
5. When should you refuse a connected-tool permission?

All responses are required.