"The addition of locked chats adds a new layer of privacy to ChatGPT, as the app is increasingly used for personal conve...

"The addition of locked chats adds a new layer of privacy to ChatGPT, as the app is increasingly used for personal conversations. Of course, while locking a chat can limit access, it doesn’t address concerns about how sensitive information is stored or handled.OpenAI notes that locking a chat doesn’t create end-to-end encryption or a separate encrypted vault, change how long it retains the chat, remove information that ChatGPT remembered before a chat was locked, or change the “Improve the model for everyone” setting.Once users lock a chat, it moves to a dedicated “Locked Chats” section, where it’s kept separate from regular chat history, pinned conversations, and chat search results."https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-your-chats/#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #Privacy #ChatGPT