What Can We Learn From SiteGround’s AI Plugin? (2026/726)

When a service provider makes changes to your business infrastructure without your knowledge, who is actually in control? SiteGround’s decision to force-install their own AI agent plugin on over a million WordPress sites alongside the WordPress 7.0 update is a case study in what happens when that line gets crossed.

In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ What SiteGround did with their AI plugin and why it matters for every site owner
✅ The legal exposure you face when customer data leaves your site without your knowledge
✅ How other hosting providers have made similar decisions about your infrastructure
⚡ Why “we emailed you” is not the same as consent
✅ The difference between informing someone and deciding for them
❗ What questions to start asking your hosting provider about what they’ve installed and why

Informed adults get to make their own decisions about their own businesses. Paying for a service doesn’t mean you’ve handed over control.


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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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