ChatGPT now lets you lock private chats with a PIN—but forgetting it could erase them for good
Source: Fortune ·
OpenAI’s new feature keeps chosen conversations out of your history and search. It doesn’t change how the company stores them or uses them for training.
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT users a way to tuck sensitive conversations out of sight—but the new feature comes with a steep penalty if you forget your PIN. The company began rolling out locked chats on Tuesday, which let users keep selected conversations in their account while hiding them from their regular chat history, pinned chats, and conversation search. OpenAI says the feature is designed to keep sensitive conversations out of view when someone shares their screen or uses a shared device. Locked conversations move to a dedicated area under Projects > Locked chats, and opening them requires a four-digit account PIN. On supported mobile devices, users can also unlock them with Face ID, Touch ID, or their phone’s device unlock method. Users should think carefully before resetting a forgotten PIN. Doing so permanently deletes all locked chats, any memories stored only within locked chats, and files or other content protected only by the previous PIN. According to OpenAI, the deletion…