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ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

OpenAI introduced Computer History, a feature that monitors Mac user activity by tracking keystrokes and clicks. This tool integrates system activity into ChatGPT memories, allowing the AI to observe user actions. While the company moved away from screenshot-based surveillance, the current system logs input data. Some reports indicate these keystrokes are stored in plain text, raising significant privacy concerns regarding how sensitive user data is handled and stored on the device or by OpenAI.

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  • ✓ ChatGPT Computer History tracks user clicks and keystrokes.
  • ✓ The feature monitors activity on Mac computers.
  • ✓ OpenAI shifted from screenshot surveillance to keylogging.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 6 independent reporting domains (80% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

What changed

OpenAI replaced screenshot-based surveillance with a keylogging system for Mac activity tracking.

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  1. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Computer History to track Mac activity

    OpenAI introduced Computer History, a feature that monitors Mac user activity by tracking keystrokes and clicks. This tool integrates system activity into ChatGPT memories, allowing the AI to observe user actions. While the company moved away from screenshot-based surveillance, the current system logs input data. Some reports indicate these keystrokes are stored in plain text, raising significant privacy concerns regarding how sensitive user data is handled and stored on the device or by OpenAI.

    Why it matters

    This feature represents a shift toward autonomous AI agents that can interact with a user's operating system. It mirrors previous attempts by other tech firms to implement system-wide recall features. The transition from screenshots to keylogging changes the technical method of surveillance.

    What is confirmed

    • ChatGPT Computer History tracks user clicks and keystrokes.
    • The feature monitors activity on Mac computers.
    • OpenAI shifted from screenshot surveillance to keylogging.

    Still unconfirmed

    • The feature stores logged keystrokes in plain text.

    What to watch next

    • OpenAI's official documentation on keystroke encryption and storage
    • Verification of plain text storage by independent security researchers
    • Expansion of Computer History to Windows or Linux systems
    Sources used for this update (6)
    1. theregister.com — OpenAI ditches Recall-style screenshot surveillance for friendly keylogging
    2. The Verge — ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes
    3. cultofmac.com — ChatGPT just learned to watch everything you do on your Mac
    4. The Next Web — OpenAI’s new ChatGPT feature logs your keystrokes and stores them in plain text
    5. CNET — ChatGPT Can Now Add Your Mac Activity to Its Memories
    6. Digital Trends — ChatGPT’s Computer History has one big privacy problem
    confidence 80%
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