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ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/chatgpt-users-shocked-to-learn-their-chats-were-in-google-search-results/

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  • WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The trick is to make them only searchable without the default safe search. Make every prompt a little too sexy.

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    • ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The trick is reading checkboxes before pressing them.

      I don't know what people expected the option

      ☐ Make this chat discoverable

      Allows it to be shown in web searches

      to do.

      I also don't know why it would have been implemented in the first place, but at least it was very clear.

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      • Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Here’s a crazy idea, this checkbox was vibe coded in the ChatGPT’s frontend.

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      • WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It’s for the transition period. Before chatgpt becomes the new default search engine system they need to put their chats into the old search engines. Like how it’s easier to search Google with “site: reddit.com” to find answers than actually using the broad search.

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