ChatGPT adds PIN-locked chats; OpenAI says they are not end-to-end encrypted
Sorted AI22 OctOpenAI is rolling out Locked Chats in ChatGPT on the Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans. A locked chat leaves your regular history, pinned chats and search, and opens only with a 4-digit account PIN, or Face ID, Touch ID or device unlock on supported phones. OpenAI says locking does not add end-to-end encryption, does not change how long it keeps the chat or your model-training setting, and does not erase what ChatGPT already remembered. Forgetting the PIN is costly: resetting it permanently deletes all locked chats and their protected files, and OpenAI support cannot recover them.
Why it matters: Useful if you share your screen in meetings or hand your phone to someone. But workspace policies still apply, and Enterprise and Edu compliance logs still include locked chats, so do not treat a lock as a private vault for work secrets.
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