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Think your ChatGPT chats are private? They’re not, especially if you’ve ever used the Share button. The moment you share a conversation using that link, it becomes public. And because OpenAI doesn’t block those links from being indexed, Google can include them in search results. Try searching site:chatgpt.com/share followed by a topic, and you’ll see random user chats pop up.
The issue isn’t that OpenAI is leaking data behind your back. The problem is that people assume shared links are private by default. But unless a site tells Google not to crawl those pages, they’re fair game. So even if you only sent that link to a friend, it’s now part of the searchable web.
Another thing worth noting: the link shows a snapshot, not a live feed. This means any edits or new messages won’t appear in the public version. And if someone stumbles on it, they’ll see everything that was there at the time you shared it.
It’s a bit ironic. For years, AI companies were called out for scraping websites. Now those same AI tools are being indexed and scraped in return, except this time, it’s the users getting exposed.
So if you care about keeping your ChatGPT chats private, don’t use the Share feature. Just copy and paste the parts you need, or take a screenshot. Once you send that link out, you’re giving up control. And the internet doesn’t forget. You can also find out how to delete your ChatGPT chats in our guide here.
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The issue isn’t that OpenAI is leaking data behind your back. The problem is that people assume shared links are private by default. But unless a site tells Google not to crawl those pages, they’re fair game. So even if you only sent that link to a friend, it’s now part of the searchable web.
Another thing worth noting: the link shows a snapshot, not a live feed. This means any edits or new messages won’t appear in the public version. And if someone stumbles on it, they’ll see everything that was there at the time you shared it.
It’s a bit ironic. For years, AI companies were called out for scraping websites. Now those same AI tools are being indexed and scraped in return, except this time, it’s the users getting exposed.
So if you care about keeping your ChatGPT chats private, don’t use the Share feature. Just copy and paste the parts you need, or take a screenshot. Once you send that link out, you’re giving up control. And the internet doesn’t forget. You can also find out how to delete your ChatGPT chats in our guide here.
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