OpenAI Rolls Out Locked Chats in ChatGPT With PIN and Biometric Access

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OpenAI has begun rolling out Locked Chats in ChatGPT, letting users move sensitive conversations out of regular history and search into a separate, protected section. TechCrunch reports that the rollout covers Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans, but excludes ChatGPT for Healthcare; access is opening gradually. ChatGPT says users can unlock the section with a PIN on web and desktop, or a PIN, Face ID, Touch ID, or device unlock on supported mobile devices. TechCrunch reports that the PIN has four digits and that, when Memory is enabled, Locked Chats use separate memory, with new messages kept from sharing memory with regular chats. The protection has limits: TechCrunch reports that locking conversations does not add end-to-end encryption or change retention, and resetting a PIN permanently deletes the content protected by the previous PIN.

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TechCrunch · AI
ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now lock conversations with a four-digit PIN or Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. Locked Chats remain accessible in a separate section and, with Memory enabled, use separate memory that new messages do not share with regular chats. The feature is rolling out starting Tuesday; locking does not add end-to-end encryption or change retention, and resetting a PIN permanently deletes content protected by the previous PIN.
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ChatGPT rolls out Locked Chats, including access for free users
ChatGPT is starting to roll out Locked Chats today, moving sensitive conversations out of regular history and search into a protected space. ChatGPT says users can unlock it with a PIN on web and desktop, or a PIN, Face ID, Touch ID, or device unlock on supported mobile devices. Baoyu reports that access is rolling out gradually to Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users. https://t.co/Ia32Wyinex

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