Feed: All Latest | OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users by Reece Rogers, Maddy Varner AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. OpenAI has updated its U.S. privacy policy to allow the use of cookies and limited user identifiers for advertising its products on third‑party sites, a change aimed at converting free‑tier ChatGPT users into paying subscribers. The company says conversations with ChatGPT remain private and are not shared with marketers, but data such as email addresses or cookie IDs may be sent to marketing partners to track ad effectiveness and promote services like ChatGPT and Codex. These marketing settings are enabled by default for free accounts, while paid accounts have them off, and users can opt out anytime via the “Marketing Privacy” control in the app’s settings. The revision also clarifies that OpenAI does not sell personal data, but it may share limited information with select marketing partners for targeted advertising, a shift from its previous policy that barred such sharing. Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-enables-cookies-by-default-for-free-chatgpt-users/ #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Wired #GlobalPrivacyControl