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Hardware·Aug 14·all news from August 14, 2026

OpenAI's Computer History turns your clicks and keystrokes into a searchable ChatGPT memory timeline

OpenAI has introduced Computer History for macOS, a tool that tracks user activity, including clicks, keystrokes, and application switching, to create a searchable activity timeline for ChatGPT. While the application stores this data locally as unencrypted Markdown files and does not use the logs for model training, information shared during subsequent chats may be integrated into the AI's processing. This feature offers users a way to recall past digital tasks, though it raises new questions regarding data privacy and the security of stored local files.

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