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ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats

By Aisha Malik · TechCrunch · Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 18:36 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

The company says the feature is designed for situations where users might be discussing something personal or planning a surprise and want to keep those conversations private when handing their device to friends or family to show them something in another chat.

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