SlidePlayer

SlidePlayer is an online platform designed for uploading and sharing PowerPoint and other presentation formats publicly. Users can upload their slide decks, which are then made searchable and viewable to anyone on the internet, effectively turning the service into a large, public repository of presentations on a wide variety of topics. While not a traditional data broker that sells personal information, the platform facilitates the exposure of significant personal and business data contained within these user-uploaded documents. The primary privacy risk is the unintentional public disclosure of sensitive information, such as personal details, proprietary business data, internal communications, and academic research, which can be scraped and indexed by search engines. This exposure can lead to risks like doxxing, harassment, business intelligence gathering by competitors, and reputational damage if private information is taken out of context. Individuals can protect themselves by refraining from uploading presentations with sensitive personal data and by using the platform's mechanisms to remove any of their content that is publicly available.