ChatGPT Conversations Stored in Plain Text

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OPENAI / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / TECH OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain text After the security flaw was spotted, OpenAI updated its desktop ChatGPT app to encrypt the locally stored records. Jul 3, 2024, 12:12 PM PDT

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A screenshot of a news article reports that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app stored conversations in plain text before a security update encrypted them. The joke is the alarming contrast between a privacy-focused AI app and its insecure local storage, making it useful as a reaction to bad cybersecurity or privacy practices.

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