# Security and privacy

Source: https://desktopcommander.app/help/security-privacy/

What the AI can access on your computer, what data Desktop Commander stores and how to stay in control.

- [Is my data private? What Desktop Commander sends and stores](https://desktopcommander.app/help/security-privacy/data-privacy): How data moves with Desktop Commander Remote and Desktop Commander (local MCP), what our servers see, what we store and for how long, and how to limit it.
- [How do I use Desktop Commander safely and limit its access?](https://desktopcommander.app/help/security-privacy/use-safely-limit-access): Limit Desktop Commander to certain folders, block commands, control your computers and follow a few simple habits. For Remote and local MCP.