ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes
The Verge reports: ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes. ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History…
By Dillip Chowdary • Aug 16, 2026 • Source: The Verge
What happened
The Verge reports: ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes. ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can reference when you make a request. The…
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