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Thoughts on private AI chat, zero data retention, and building for privacy.
June 22, 2026
ZDR vs ZDC — Why Data Retention and Data Collection Aren't the Same Thing
A deep dive into the difference between Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Collection, why one is a subset of the other, and how we built model-level filtering for one but not the other.
June 21, 2026
Agentic Coding Burns Tokens — Here's How to Keep It in Check
Why AI coding assistants consume so many tokens and how ZDR Chat's cost tracking helps you stay in control.
June 21, 2026
ZDR Chat Costs Us Next to Nothing — That's the Point
How a static PWA on Cloudflare's free tier keeps the lights on for ~$0/month and why that's good for your privacy.
June 21, 2026
Privacy Isn't Free — But It Should Be Cheap
Most 'free' AI apps make money from your data. ZDR Chat flips the model — you pay for tokens directly, nothing else.
June 21, 2026
Here's What $1 of OpenRouter Credit Actually Gets You
Concrete examples of how far your money goes with pay-as-you-go AI through ZDR Chat.
June 15, 2026
What is ZDR Chat?
A deep dive into ZDR Chat — a serverless, browser-local AI chat app that puts your privacy first.
June 14, 2026
Zero Data Retention — What It Actually Means
A detailed breakdown of Zero Data Retention: what it means at the account, guardrail, and request level, and why per-request toggles can be misleading.
June 13, 2026
Why Bring Your Own Key?
Exploring the privacy, security, and flexibility benefits of the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) model for AI chat.