OpenAI Adds Computer History to ChatGPT macOS App, Logging Events for Pro and Enterprise Users
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
OpenAI Adds Computer History to ChatGPT macOS App, Logging Events for Pro and Enterprise Users
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Aug. 13 brought an optional Computer History feature to ChatGPT for macOS, letting ChatGPT and Codex use selected app and website activity as context for Pro, Business and Enterprise users.
OpenAI says the tool records interaction events rather than screenshots, excludes private browsing, stays off by default and requires Memories; Business and Enterprise admins must enable access before users can turn it on.
Temporary interaction-event files can remain on a Mac for up to 48 hours while OpenAI processes them into memories, which the company says are not used for training and are deleted from its servers after processing unless legally required.
Generated memory files stay on the Mac until deleted and are stored as unencrypted plain-text Markdown, meaning other programs under the same macOS user account may be able to access them.
The feature highlights a broader AI privacy split: training, memory and ad personalization are often controlled separately across OpenAI, Google, Meta and Apple, so turning off one setting may not stop other data uses.