2 September 2026
Anthropic scraps 30-day data retention rule for enterprise customers
First reported
CNBC ran this on , a day before the other 2 sources picked it up.
- Anthropic reversed its June policy requiring businesses to keep data on its servers for 30 days, citing customer feedback about privacy concerns.
- The company is replacing it with Enterprise Frontier Safeguards, which lets businesses store and review their own data on their own systems instead.
- The new system performs safety monitoring without requiring Anthropic staff to review data, and rolls out in phases with broader availability planned for fall.
- Anthropic is competing with OpenAI, which released its own data retention solution earlier this month, as both prepare for expected public offerings.
How it was covered
Prompt Engineering DailyAadit Sheth
Anthropic scrapped its June data retention policy for enterprise customers after pushback, replacing it with Enterprise Frontier Safeguards that lets businesses keep data on their own cloud infrastructure instead. This mirrors OpenAI's zero-retention safety system as both companies compete for enterprise customers ahead of expected IPOs.