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Your ChatGPT account just got more secure, but you have to opt in - here's how

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Why This Matters

The new Advanced Account Security feature for ChatGPT enhances user protection by offering options like passkeys, improved account recovery, and chat data privacy. This development is significant for the tech industry as it emphasizes the importance of user data security in AI platforms, especially for high-risk users. Consumers benefit from increased control over their sensitive information and reduced risk of account breaches.

Key Takeaways

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ChatGPT's Advanced Account Security protects your access and data.

The feature requires you to set up a passkey or security key.

AI training is also automatically disabled by default.

Whether you use ChatGPT personally or professionally, you may share certain sensitive information and files in your conversations. And you certainly don't want that data falling into the wrong hands. But what can you do beyond creating a strong password and using two-factor authentication? Plenty, thanks to a new feature available to individual ChatGPT users.

Known as Advanced Account Security, the new opt-in feature aims to tighten your account and safeguard your data. The option is aimed more at security-minded people such as political dissidents, journalists, elected officials, and researchers. But it's accessible to any ChatGPT user who wants to enhance protection against account takeovers and other threats.

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