# Ask HN: How do you use LLMs for private discussions? > Source: > Published: 2026-07-12 22:17:12+00:00 | |||||||||||||||||||| 2 points by | I sometimes have things to discuss with LLMs, which are more private than usual. I was thinking how to do it in a way that doesn't reveal my identity. ``` 1. Use Tor to access the provider? 2. Create a random account? 3. Use some form of untraceable payment (which one?) 4. Scrub all information provided to the LLM from personally identifiable information? ``` It seems like a lot of effort. So is running a local LLM, for which I don't even have the hardware. How do you do it? | ||||||||||||||||||| |