ChatGPT plugin for iMessage raises privacy questions on Mac

clubic.com (French)

A new plugin allows ChatGPT to access iMessage, SMS, and RCS messages on Mac and reply on the user's behalf after validation, raising privacy concerns amid tense Apple-OpenAI relations. The integration uses macOS automation tools to read locally stored conversations, but sending content to OpenAI's servers for summarization or drafting responses. Users must grant full disk access, contact permissions, and automation rights, with manual approval before each send unless disabled. OpenAI acknowledges a bug where confirmation prompts may disappear for certain automated tasks, undermining the safety check. Apple has not commented, though tensions exist following a lawsuit over alleged trade secret theft.


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