GoKawiilUsers report OpenAI silently re-enables data-training opt-out setting
A user posting on Hacker News says OpenAI's account setting that disables use of chat data for model training has reverted to 'on' after being turned off, despite no action from the user. They say this has happened more than once, and they only caught it by deliberately tracking when they last disabled the option.
GoKawiil's interpretation of the reporting above, not reported fact.
If confirmed at scale, this undermines user trust in privacy controls that companies present as durable choices rather than defaults that can silently drift back. It also raises questions about whether such resets are a bug, tied to account or session changes, or a deliberate dark pattern, something regulators and privacy-conscious users are likely to scrutinize.
- A Hacker News user reports OpenAI's 'allow training' toggle turned back on without their input.
- The user says this happened more than once, discovered only through manual rechecking.
- The report urges others to verify their privacy settings rather than assume a prior opt-out persists.
Source: news.ycombinator.com, 2026-09-10
Published there as: “Tell HN: OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting”
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