**Privacy and ChatGPT: Important Considerations**
When using ChatGPT, whether you're asking questions or having deep conversations, it's crucial to remember that your chats may occasionally include personal information. Although ChatGPT doesn’t share your conversations by default, certain settings and features can make parts of your chat visible if you don’t use the share option carefully.
There have been instances where shared conversations appeared in search engines like Google. If privacy is important to you, it’s advisable to adjust your settings accordingly.
**Using Incognito Mode:**
To enhance user control, OpenAI has introduced the 'Chat history & Training' option, similar to ChatGPT's incognito mode. When you turn this feature off, your conversations won't be used to train the AI and will be automatically deleted after 30 days.
**How to Disable It:**
1. Log into your ChatGPT account.
2. Click on the profile icon in the bottom-left corner of the interface.
3. Select Settings.
4. Navigate to the 'Data Controls' section.
5. Turn off 'Chat history & Training.'
Keep in mind that even after disabling this feature, your conversations are stored for 30 days for safety and moderation purposes.
**Shared Conversations: A Potential Risk**
ChatGPT has a share button that can create a public link to your conversation. If you’ve ever used this feature and selected 'Make this chat discoverable,' it might have unintentionally made your chat visible online. Previously, google indexed some of these shared chats, which may have contained sensitive personal information. Although OpenAI has disabled the discoverability option now, it’s advisable to delete any shared conversations you no longer wish to have public.
**To Remove Shared Chats:**
1. Go to Settings > Data Controls.
2. Click on the control next to 'Shared Chats.'
3. review and delete any chats you don’t want to keep.
OpenAI has clarified that your conversations are not legally confidential. In rare cases, your chats may be shared in accordance with the law. Therefore, if discussing sensitive topics, it’s wise to turn off Chat history and refrain from sharing. Taking precautions now can help protect your privacy.
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