- What changed
- OpenAI introduced a chat locking feature for ChatGPT to protect private conversations when sharing devices.
- Why you should care
- Chat locking helps safeguard sensitive discussions from casual viewing on shared devices.
- Your move
- Watch. Enable the feature to protect personal data.
- What to watch next
- Observe user adoption and feedback on the chat locking capability.
- Event
- improvement
- Event date
- Oct 20, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers