Rolling out to ChatGPT's Mac app, Computer History creates a timeline from your activities across the apps and websites you use on your Mac. Is that a privacy risk?
OpenAI on Twitter / X
ChatGPT can now remember your activity across the apps and websites on your computer.With Computer History in the desktop app, future interactions feel more personalized and require less explanation. pic.twitter.com/WHZPxPp31R— OpenAI (@OpenAI) August 13, 2026
How ChatGPT Remembers You: A Deep Dive into Its Memory and History Features
Deep-Dive on how ChatGPT profiles your account and how it can reference it during conversations
A short summary of my argument that using ChatGPT isn't bad for the environment
To share with anyone still worried
Dia on Twitter / X
Meet @ History - an early access feature in Dia that uses memory to find the content you need so you don't have to.It’s brand new, experimental, and off by default. @ History is encrypted & stored locally.Want to give it a try? pic.twitter.com/j2IWUK4Yei— Dia (@diabrowser) June 11, 2025
iPhones Secretly Send Call History to Apple, Security Firm Says
Your call logs get sent to Apple’s servers whenever iCloud is on — something Apple does not disclose.
I Reverse Engineered ChatGPT's Memory System, and Here's What I Found!
When I asked ChatGPT what it remembered about me, it listed 33 facts from my name and career goals to my current fitness routine. But how does it actually store and retrieve this information? And why does it feel so seamless? After extensive experimentation, I discovered that ChatGPT’s memory system is far simpler than I expected. No vector databases. No RAG over conversation history. Instead, it uses four distinct layers: session metadata that adapts to your environment, explicit facts stored long-term, lightweight summaries of recent chats, and a sliding window of your current conversation.
ChatGPT Atlas
ChatGPT Atlas, the browser with ChatGPT built in. Get instant answers, summaries, and smart web help—right from any page. With privacy settings you can control. Available now for MacOS.
The Many Purposes of Timeline Apps for the Open Web
Writing at The Verge following the release of The Iconfactory's new app Tapestry, David Pierce perfectly encapsulates how I feel about the idea of "timeline apps" (a name that I'm totally going to steal, thanks David): What I like even more, though, is the idea behind Tapestry. There’s actually a whole genre of apps like
A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data
While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
Cua on Twitter / X
1/ Today, we're releasing the first open-source Computer History - now in early preview for Cua Driver on macOS, Windows, and Linux.It gives agents an encrypted, local record of actions they took through Cua Driver, so new sessions can recover useful context from earlier work. pic.twitter.com/tzIb1dFhPP— Cua (@trycua) August 18, 2026
Signal Desktop Chat History: How to Transfer it
Are you looking for your Signal desktop chat history? Follow along with the methods mentioned here to retrieve your texts quickly!
How to Protect Your Privacy from ChatGPT and Other Chatbots
Do AI chatbots spook your privacy spidey sense? You’re not alone! Here’s how you can protect more of your privacy while using ChatGPT and other AI chatbots.
Exclusive: Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data - Fast Company
Thousands of shared ChatGPT chats are now appearing in Google search results.
Using AI Chatbots: Privacy and Information Security Considerations
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Claude can be powerful tools for learning, productivity, and creativity. However, it’s essential to be aware of privacy and information security risks when using these platforms in the context...
Free software for freedom, surveillance and you — GNU MediaGoblin
Jacob Appelbaum's keynote at LibrePlanet 2014. The talk was delivered remotely via Tor-anonymized, 100% free software videochat.