Adobe is now processing all your PDFs in the cloud, by default. The setting to âEnable generative AI features in Acrobatâ was on, and I didnât know it until I opened a document and Adobe asked me if I wanted a document summary. Itâs annoying to have to click âNo,â so I opened settings to disable the prompt.
THE PROBLEM
I sign Non-Disclosure Agreements for many of my clients. Adobe is a potential leak of protected information. I donât know what Adobe does with this information. I donât know what they store, or for how long. I donât know what country (or countries) the data is stored in. I donât know what LLMs are trained with this data. And I donât need to know. What I need to know is that they wonât use default opt-in as a legal excuse to wiretap my information.
I recommend that you check your Adobe settings on all devices, for all Adobe accounts.