Privacy Gate
AssessTools
A local classifier that detects sensitive information before data is sent to the cloud.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by product launches, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7The New Stack·9/1/2026product_launchPerplexity adds Hybrid Compute to run AI tasks partly on Mac
Perplexity launched Hybrid Compute for Computer, allowing AI tasks to move between cloud models and smaller models running locally on Apple silicon Macs. A local Privacy Gate checks for sensitive data, and users can choose which on-device model handles private steps while keeping the task context intact across cloud and local execution.