ChatGPT Now Tracks Mac Activity Without Screenshots
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- OpenAI replaced Recall-style screenshot surveillance with keylogging for ChatGPT's new Mac activity memory feature, tracking user actions without capturing screen images.
- ChatGPT builds a saved timeline of Mac activity and can take actions based on that record, with Mac users able to opt into having their activity remembered.
Why it matters: OpenAI's new Mac memory feature uses keylogging instead of the screenshot surveillance Microsoft used for Recall, contrasting two approaches to persistent activity tracking. Mac users who opt in hand ChatGPT a continuous activity timeline it can act on, trading background monitoring for more capable AI assistance.
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