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OpenAI ChatGPT (Consumer & Free Plans)
Critical
Rating 1 / 5 · Critical — Active surveillance / serious risk.
Claim evaluated
By default, OpenAI's consumer-facing ChatGPT and Plus accounts actively utilize user chats, uploaded files, and personal inputs to train future models. Unless a user manually navigates to settings to explicitly opt out, sensitive data is permanently processed on cloud servers and
Analysis
By default, OpenAI's consumer-facing ChatGPT and Plus accounts actively utilize user chats, uploaded files, and personal inputs to train future models. Unless a user manually navigates to settings to explicitly opt out, sensitive data is permanently processed on cloud servers and integrated into third-party datasets. Additionally, conversations are retained on OpenAI's servers for up to 30 days even with history disabled, representing a persistent risk of intellectual property exposure.
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Rating IDark_intel_631a1a51
SubjectOpenAI ChatGPT (Consumer & Free Plans)
CategoryAI Platform
VerdictThreat — red
Beacon stateCritical
Analyzed2026-06-05
AnalystHecTec Labs · Embassy reconnaissance (Gemini grounded search)
ApprovalManual review before publication
Data basisPublicly reported information only
Claim framingOpinion based on cited sources, not a statement of intent
Ingest originlocal_embassy
Content fingerprint0f28bcd22de69033d831c259f5c3e1eeed1bf5134f824848fa718b73b2900780
Integrity proofNone recorded — published before ratings were cryptographically attested (2026-10-03)
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