What are the potential risks of using Google Charts for displaying sensitive data in PHP applications?

Potential risks of using Google Charts for displaying sensitive data in PHP applications include the data being sent to Google's servers, which may not be secure, and the possibility of data leaks or unauthorized access. To mitigate these risks, it is recommended to use server-side rendering to generate the chart image on the server and then serve it to the client. 

// Generate the chart image on the server using Google Charts API
// This example uses the Google Charts API to create a simple pie chart

$data = array(
    'Task' => 'Hours per Day',
    'Work' => 11,
    'Eat' => 2,
    'Commute' => 2,
    'Watch TV' => 2,
    'Sleep' => 7
);

// Encode the data as JSON
$json_data = json_encode($data);

// Generate the chart URL
$chart_url = 'https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=p&chd=t:' . implode(',', $data) . '&chs=250x100&chl=Work|Eat|Commute|Watch TV|Sleep';

// Display the chart image
echo '<img src="' . $chart_url . '" alt="Pie Chart">';

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Google Charts sensitive data security risks PHP applications data privacy

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