OpenAI
Disclosed Jul 31, 20251 year agoUnverified
Shared ChatGPT conversations were indexed by Google and other search engines
ChatGPT shared links that users had marked discoverable appeared in Google and other search results, revealing personal details in some conversations. OpenAI removed the discoverability feature within hours, calling it a short-lived experiment.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Prompts and chats, Messages |
| Sector | AI · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search enginestechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jul 31, 2025 |
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History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.