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ChatGPT Adds Locked Chats for Enhanced Privacy

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OpenAI has rolled out a new "locked chats" feature for ChatGPT, enabling users to secure individual conversations with a four‑digit PIN, Face ID, or Touch ID. Locked chats are moved to a dedicated section and maintain their own memory, separate from the rest of the chat history. The feature is available across all paid plans—Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu—as well as the free tier, but it does not apply to temporary chats, archived chats, group chats, or the Healthcare plan. This update aims to give users more control over the privacy of their interactions with the AI.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/20/2026

Latest developmentOct 21, 02:36
OpenAI adds Lock Chats feature to ChatGPT with PIN and biometric protection
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 21, 00:00recorded Oct 21, 03:34single sourcerevised

    ChatGPT introduces locked chats feature

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    Oct 21, 00:00
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    Oct 21, 02:36
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    OpenAI adds Lock Chats feature to ChatGPT with PIN and biometric protection

    Report first recorded Oct 21, 03:34

    OpenAI introduced Lock Chats for ChatGPT, allowing users to secure conversations with a four-digit PIN, Face ID, or Touch ID. Locked chats are moved to a dedicated section with separate memory, preventing new information from leaking into regular chats. The feature is rolling out to Free, Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, but is excluded from temporary chats, archived chats, group chats, and the Healthcare plan.

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