Developer Pedro Vieito posted a message on the Thread platform 2 days ago stating that the macOS version of ChatGPT The application stores user conversations in plain text.OpenAI The company responded today that it has updated its app thatChat logs stored on your Mac device are encrypted.
IT home reported on June 26, OpenAI company released for Apple macOS system ChatGPT chat robot application.
OpenAI says ChatGPT for macOS will seamlessly integrate with users' daily operations, natively support Mac systems, and provide convenient shortcuts (Option + Spacebar) to launch the app anytime, anywhere.
Users can easily interact with the chatbot and have the option to attach documents, photos, screenshots, etc. to your message for ChatGPT to understand and create with this material.
Developer Pedro Vieito discovered that ChatGPT for macOS is not sandboxed and stores all conversations in plain text in an unprotected location.
For users, others can access the ChatGPT application via Library > Application Support > "com.openai.chat"Find the content of your conversation with ChatGPT.
Since the dialog is stored in plain text outside the sandbox, theIt also means that conversations can be accessed by other applications, processes and even malware running on the Mac without the user's knowledge.