ChatGPT adds PIN-locked private chats — but forgetting the PIN may erase them for good
ThereWas · reddit · 2026-10-28
Per Fortune, ChatGPT now lets users lock private chats behind a PIN for privacy. The catch: if you forget the PIN, those locked conversations may be permanently unrecoverable.
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