“ChatGPT is getting more social,” reports PC Magazine, “with a new feature that allows you to sync your contacts to see if any of your friends are using the chatbot or any other OpenAI product…”
It’s “completely optional,” [OpenAI] says. However, even if you don’t opt in, anyone with your number…
As another European, I can say that it must depend on the country: Just last year, our politicians were discussing changing the telecom laws to require consent, before information is published on the (online) white pages. Though I’ve been able to opt out of sharing my information through every phone company I’ve used