ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

ChatGPT’s macOS desktop app is adding Computer History, an opt-in feature that records user activity to build a timeline ChatGPT and Codex can use when responding to requests. Users can exclude specific apps and websites, delete entries, and private browsing activity is ignored automatically.

The feature pushes ChatGPT closer to becoming an ambient work assistant that can understand context across apps and resume unfinished tasks. Its opt-in design and exclusion controls reflect growing pressure to balance personalization with privacy as AI tools monitor more user behavior.