Protect Attorney-Client Privilege in the AI Era.

AI Summary / Key Takeaways

Verified Zero-Trust Logic

"Uphold attorney-client privilege in the age of generative AI. PrivacyScrubber acts as an offline sanitization bridge, masking witness identities, case numbers, and financial settlements locally before discovery files or NDA drafts are analyzed by LLMs, satisfying ABA Model Rule 1.6."

Prevent waiver of privilege: No legal data leaves the machine.
ABA Model Rule 1.6 aligned local-only processing.
Deterministic masking of case-specific identifiers.
Secure paralegal handoff with local AES-encrypted state.

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For legal professionals, attorney-client privilege is non-negotiable. Pasting privileged case notes into an AI for summarization creates a discoverable record that may waive privilege. PrivacyScrubber targets legal identifiers—case numbers, client names, and specific litigation terms—locally in the browser. You achieve the efficiency of AI drafting while ensuring that privileged data never reaches the AI provider's servers. Trusted by law firms for SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.

Privacy Checkpoints

  • Privilege Protection: Ensure attorney-client privilege remains intact by redacting PII locally.
  • Discoverability: Prevent discoverable data logs from being stored in AI cloud history.
  • Case Integrity: Scrub case numbers and specific judicial references before drafting.
  • Local Sandbox: Process legal briefs and research entirely within the local RAM.

PII Detection Matrix

Entity Type Exposure Risk Local Edge Control
Case Numbers Critical (Discoverable) Litigation Masking
Client Identity Critical (Privilege) Safe Harbor Redaction
Judicial Records High (Confidentiality) Tokenized Protection
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Zero-Trust Data Sanitization

Watch PrivacyScrubber's local engine transform sensitive Legal data instantly in your browser, without any API calls.

100% Client-Side Execution
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CASE NOTE > Matter: Civ-2024-8891 vs Global Corp Client: David Vance | Counsel: Sarah Miller Summary: Preparing deposition for Judge Harris concerning the Acquisition Merger.
CASE NOTE > Matter: [ID_1] vs [ORG_1] Client: [NAME_1] | Counsel: [NAME_2] Summary: Preparing deposition for [NAME_3] concerning the [TOPIC_1].
Engine Workflow

How the PrivacyScrubber Engine Solves This

Interactive Tool Controls for Legal. Hover for specs.

Mask Specific Litigants

Standard profiles aren't enough for discovery. Use Custom Rules (PRO) to enforce redaction of unique Case IDs or Judge names.

Technical Audit Data
  • Engine WASM-Accelerated
  • Privacy 100% Local RAM
  • Security Zero-Server Leak

Secure Paralegal Handoff

Click Share Memory to securely hand off your AES-encrypted session state to a paralegal, extending privilege across devices.

Technical Audit Data
  • Engine WASM-Accelerated
  • Privacy 100% Local RAM
  • Security Zero-Server Leak

Compare Edition Features

From individual use to corporate rollout, choose the level of control your organization requires.

Core Capabilities
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$15/mo or $110 Lifetime
TEAMS
$99/mo
100% Local Processing (Airplane Mode)
Text Paste & Single File Docs
Batch Processing & Background OCR
Custom Regex & Specific Redaction Rules
Chrome Extension Native App
Silent Corporate Deployment (MDM)
Policy Control Center & Enforcement
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Step-by-step redaction workflows for Legal environments.

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"Attorney-Client Privilege is the bedrock of the legal profession, yet it is uniquely vulnerable when lawyers upload unmasked case files into generative AI tools. Every time a deposition or NDA draft is pasted into public models like ChatGPT, you risk waiving confidentiality, potentially triggering ABA Rule 1.6 violations and jeopardizing high-stakes litigation. PrivacyScrubber introduces a mathematically secure, 100% offline sanitization bridge. It automatically redacts litigant names, financial settlements, and custom case numbers within your browser's local memory before the text ever connects to the cloud. You get the immense speed of AI legal review without compromising a single ounce of privilege."

Strategy Insight for Zero-Trust Leadership

Scaling AI adoption within Zero-Trust environments requires a fundamental shift in data governance. Our enterprise AI solutions ensure that while teams leverage high-velocity LLMs, the underlying legal data remains fully sovereign. This solution integrates directly with your Zero-Trust industry guides to provide a seamless privacy layer.

The core challenge for Zero-Trust leaders is balancing utility with liability. Standard Cloud DLP filters often strip too much context or require trust in third-party servers. PrivacyScrubber's zero-trust model for enterprise data governance preserves the semantic structure of your prompts locally, ensuring that AI reasoning remains accurate while personally identifiable information (PII) is deterministically masked.

Zero-Trust Critical Compliance Vulnerabilities

Uploading unmasked discovery files or NDA drafts to public AI models triggers a direct waiver of attorney-client privilege.

Manual redaction of privilege-heavy legal documents is dangerously slow, creating bottlenecks in litigation prep.

Generic cloud DLP tools lack the legal context to protect sensitive case numbers, witness details, and judge names.

Law firms risk disbarment and malpractice suits if confidential client secrets enter third-party AI training datasets.

PrivacyScrubber keeps all sanitization offline, mathematically guaranteeing compliance with ABA Model Rule 1.6.

Identifying the primary data exfiltration paths for Legal workflows using generative AI models.

Advanced Threat Modeling

Legal Input Neutralization

"Legal teams must protect case numbers, witness identities, and attorney-client privileged information before leveraging LLMs for discovery or deposition analysis. PrivacyScrubber enforces local redaction to prevent accidental waiver of privilege."

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Immediate Protection

Instantly mask Legal identifiers in text, PDF, and DOCX files locally before transmission to any AI provider.

Hardened Sandbox

Hardware-level verification ensures no data packets leave your browser RAM session during the redaction process.

Audit Roadmap: Legacy Cloud-DLP vs. ZTDS

Strategic Metric Legacy Cloud-DLP ZTDS (PrivacyScrubber)
Data Perimeter Transmitted to Cloud API 100% Local (Client-Side)
Processing Latency 500ms - 2500ms (Network) < 15ms (Native JS)
Security Posture Trust-Based (SLA/BAA) Math-Based (Zero-Server)
Compliance Status Subject to Cloud Audit Audit-Exempt (Local-Only)

The Airplane Mode Standard

Disconnect your network, enable Airplane Mode, and watch PrivacyScrubber maintain 100% operational integrity. This is not just a feature—it is a mathematically verifiable proof that your Zero-Trust records never leave your control.

Hardware-Verified Sovereignty

Solving Zero-Trust Challenges with Enterprise Governance

Scale Zero-Trust Data Sanitization across your entire organization with centralized enforcement and native browser integration.

CISO / Compliance

In the Zero-Trust sector, enforcing Zero-Trust is paramount. With the PrivacyScrubber Chrome Extension, administrators seamlessly deploy data masking via MDM to all endpoints. Preventing local model leakage ensures that when employees use GenAI, sensitive legal records are never exfiltrated to external LLM servers, instantly satisfying compliance and governance audits.

Operations Lead

Zero-Trust organizations require agile collaboration without compromising privacy. The Enterprise Governance model features encrypted Session Sharing, allowing CISOs and managers to securely distribute custom Regex dictionaries across the department. This enforces uniform data redaction standards across all GenAI workflows, eliminating human error while maintaining high velocity in team-based AI adoption.

Edge Analyst

Daily legal operations rely on continuous efficiency. The native extension automates PII scrubbing directly at the browser input field, ensuring analysts never waste time manually censoring data. This seamless integration provides zero friction and zero server latency, empowering end-users to confidently leverage ChatGPT and Claude for immediate Zero-Trust insights.

Deep architectural mapping of Zero-Trust Data Sanitization (ZTDS) controls to industry-specific regulatory standards.

ABA Model Rules
Control Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality)
Audit Zero-trust local sanitization ensures client secrets never leave the legal professional's control.
Control Legal Privilege Carve-outs
Audit 100% client-side execution; data never transmitted to third-party processors.
Control Confidentiality Principle
Audit Hardware-level verification (Airplane Mode) confirms no data exfiltration during processing.

Zero-Trust Verification Signature

The above technical controls are enforced deterministically by the PrivacyScrubber Local Engine. All redaction cycles generate zero server-side telemetry, satisfying global data residency requirements for Legal institutions.

Verified Compliance Architecture

Hardened Audit Standards

Meeting attorney privilege and cross-border data residency requirements.

GDPR
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Privacy by design at the engineering layer.

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SOC 2
CC6.1

No data persistence on untrusted infrastructure.

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ISO 27001
A.8.11

Data masking as a core organisational control.

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NIST 800-53
PT-2 / PT-3

Federal PII minimisation and transparency controls.

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State-level compliance for consumer data masking.

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Council Verified

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"Eliminates Shadow AI risk. Mapped to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 masking controls."

[DPO_LEGAL]

"Removes AI providers from the Data Processor chain under GDPR Art 32."

Enterprise Verified

"The only AI sanitization tool that actually respects Zero-Trust. The local execution means we don't have to sign complex API DPA agreements."

CISO, FinTech Enterprise
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VP of Engineering
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"Airplane Mode verification was the selling point. It instantly satisfied our SOC 2 auditors."

Compliance Director
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"A massive upgrade over cloud DLP. Zero latency and zero vendor risk. Essential for our AI pipeline."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about deploying zero-trust AI for Legal Teams.

How does this help with attorney-client privilege?
Attorney-client privilege is instantly waived if sensitive case details are processed by third-party LLMs like public ChatGPT. PrivacyScrubber acts as an offline bridge, tokenizing sensitive entities so the AI never sees privileged information.
Does this store any data on your servers?
No. PrivacyScrubber is a 100% client-side application. Your data never leaves your browser memory and is never transmitted over the internet.
How does the 'Airplane Mode' verification work?
You can load the application, physically disconnect from the internet or enable Airplane Mode on your device, and the entire AI sanitization process will continue to work perfectly. This acts as physical proof of our zero-trust architecture.
Can I use this with custom internal identifiers?
Yes, the PRO and TEAMS editions include the Custom Regex Engine, allowing you to define organization-specific patterns like proprietary project codes or internal ID formats for automatic redaction.

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