Your ChatGPT History Just Went Public on Google. Here’s What I Did in 10 Mins to Fix It.
Your ChatGPT History Just Went Public on Google. Here’s What I Did in 10 Mins to Fix It.
I was checking my morning emails when I spotted it: a Slack message from my teammate. It had a screenshot from a Google search.
“Is this your ChatGPT conversation?”
My stomach dropped.
There, it was a shared ChatGPT link I’d created last month to get feedback on a client proposal. Indexed by Google. Searchable by anyone.
The talk covered strategy details and sensitive info about my client. I really didn’t want that out on the internet.
After 24h, the feature has been permanently addressed and disabled.
So yes, the issue is technically solved…
But this was a wake-up call!
Just because something feels private doesn’t mean it is.
It’s on us to stay sharp with our digital habits.
For 72 hours, many ChatGPT conversations were fully visible to search engines. Some might still be cached, which is another issue.
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