Hide your kids and hide your wife.
This one is all about how to make Venice.ai as private as humanly possible.
Now, as you know, Venice is already private by default.
You don’t have to do a goddamn thing to get a strong baseline level of solid privacy. That’s literally the point of the platform.
But this post isn’t for the baseline crowd.
This is for people who want to go above and beyond. The folks who value privacy the same way they value food. And no, that doesn’t mean you’re insane, or you have something to hide. It means you understand how the internet works.
Privacy matters. It always has, and it always will.
So if you want to crank Venice’s privacy up another notch (and why shouldn’t you?), then here are eight simple things you can do.
After you make it through this article, step two will be to definitely check out our guide on how to make Venice as uncensored as possible.
1. Use Temporary Chats
This is one of the most overlooked wins on the list.
Venice has a Temporary Chat feature that does exactly what it sounds like. The chat does not stick around. It does not show up in your chat history. It disappears like it never happened.
Here’s how to use it:
• Go to the top-right corner of the app.
• Click the little arrow next to “New Chat.”
• Select “Temporary Chat”
That’s it.
You can ask a quick private question, get your answer, and move on with your life knowing it won’t live forever in your sidebar.
If you want to go even harder, you can make all new chats temporary by default:
• Go to Settings
• Click General
• Enable “Start new chats as temporary.”
Now every chat self-destructs… James Bond style.
2. Delete Chats You No Longer Need
If you’re not using Temporary Chats, this one matters.
Leaving old conversations lying around is just sloppy digital hygiene for any AI chat tool.
Even with a private AI app like Venice, if someone gains unauthorized access to your computer, guess what they see first?
Your chat history.
If your device gets compromised, stolen, remotely accessed, or backed up somewhere sketchy, anything saved locally becomes fair game.
Best practice:
• Keep the chats you actually reference
• Delete everything else
This applies to every app you use, not just Venice. Less stored data means less potential exposure. Period.
Speaking of every app, if you also use ChatGPT (who doesn’t?), then also check out our guide on how to make ChatGPT as private as possible.
3. Use a VPN
A VPN is not a magic invisibility cloak. Let’s be clear about that.
What it does do is add another layer of separation between you and your internet service provider.
With a VPN enabled:
• Your ISP can’t easily see that you’re using Venice
• Your traffic is routed through an encrypted tunnel
Is this a massive deal on its own? No.
Is it another layer of protection? Yes.
And stacking layers is how real privacy works.
4. Use Models Marked as “Private,” Not “Anonymized”
This one is important and often misunderstood.
Venice gives you access to multiple models. Some are marked as Private. Others are marked as Anonymized.
Here’s the difference that actually matters.
When you use an anonymized model, your prompts can end up stored by the underlying model provider in an isolated repository. That provider does not know who you are, but they could technically see the prompt itself.
Example:
If you use an OpenAI-backed ChatGPT model inside Venice and you do something dumb like include your real name, email address, or physical address in a prompt, OpenAI could theoretically see that isolated prompt.
They wouldn’t know it’s you, technically, but they would see your prompt. They wouldn’t know your Venice account or ChatGPT account.
But the data exists, and, in theory, Sam Altman could still see it.
If you stick to models in Venice marked as Private, that risk disappears.
Better yet, don’t put personally identifiable information into any prompts at all. Ever.
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5. Disable Telemetry Collection
This one is basic app hygiene.
Telemetry information is used to collect anonymous usage data of the Venice app. Venice lets you turn it off.
Should you panic if it’s on? No.
Should you disable it anyway? Yes.
Less data collection is always better than more data collection. It takes two seconds and removes another unnecessary data stream.
Go to: Settings –> General –> Disable Telemetry Collection
Just flip the toggle and move on.
6. Enable “Hide Personal Information”
This tip mostly applies if you:
• Share your screen on Zoom
• Record YouTube videos
• Stream or demo Venice publicly
Venice gives you the option to blur your username and profile picture in the bottom-left corner of the interface.
Go to Settings → General → Hide Personal Information.
Turn it on.
It’s a small thing, but it prevents accidental doxxing of your username when someone pauses a video or screenshots your screen. Also, although the risk is low, if someone gets your username, they would also technically be half of the way there to hacking your account (your password is step two).
7. Use Venice Logged Out
If you use Venice without logging in, then guess what? Nothing is logged anywhere.
This is obvious, but if you do this and you’re a subscriber, then you can kiss all of your Venice Pro benefits goodbye until you log in again.
So, if you want top-tier secrecy, for whatever reason, just use the tool without logging in. Combine that with a VPN, and you’re practically a ghost.
8. Use Brave for Web Search Instead of Google
Venice provides you with two options for web searches: Google and Brave.
If you select Google, your search will still be anonymized, but technically Google could still see the search (it just wouldn’t be attached to your username or identity).
Brave is the most private choice.
To enable it, click the gear icon in the prompt bar –> then the arrow next to Web Enabled –> select “Brave.”
Wrapping It Up
Some people will read this and say, “What are you worried about?” or “Do you sleep shivering under your bed at night?”
The answer is simple.
Privacy isn’t about hiding crimes. It’s about control.
You should care about your digital footprint the same way you care about locking your front door. Not because you expect something bad to happen, but because you’re not an idiot.
Venice was built with privacy in mind. That’s the baseline. These eight steps just take it further.
Also, privacy and censorship controls often go hand in hand. If you care about locking things down on the data side, you’ll probably also care about how much filtering is happening on the output side. So, check out our full guide on how to make Venice AI as uncensored as possible.
And if you decide you want the Pro features (who doesn’t?), you can get 20% off Venice Pro with promo code RUNTHE20. Isn’t life great?
If I missed anything, drop it in the comments. And if this helped you lock things down a little tighter, let me know that, too.
Until next time, remember to run the prompts and prompt the planet.
Disclaimer & Boundaries: This article is for educational and entertainment purposes, exploring what’s possible with AI tools. You are 100% responsible for your actions and must obey all laws—especially those concerning age, consent, and likeness. Creating illegal content is strictly forbidden. We do not condone it, and we are not liable for the consequences if you choose to break the rules. Use these tools responsibly. Also, Venice has not yet undergone an independent privacy audit. However, the service is explicitly marketed as a privacy-focused platform, and based on our extensive research and analysis, it appears to uphold those standards.
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