OpenAI just launched a plugin that reads, searches, and sends your iMessages and SMS. released today. let's talk about what you're actually enabling. to install it you must grant ChatGPT: — Full Disk Access on your Mac — access to your contacts — access to automation tools — permission to read every iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversation on your device Full Disk Access. not messages access. full disk. every file on your computer. now the privacy disclosures buried in OpenAI's own documentation: "Codex thread snapshots redact known secret patterns, though OpenAI warns that sensitive information can still remain." take note of this part: "there is a known issue in which tasks turn off the prompt that asks users to approve sends." the one control between ChatGPT and sending a message as you the approval prompt has a known bug that disables it. OpenAI told Bloomberg the plugin runs locally and "doesn't create an index of all someone's messages." they have not explained technically what that means or what data leaves your device during each query. now the full picture: this is the same OpenAI that stores every prompt for 30 days with no opt-out. that a German court ruled liable for false information its AI generates. that Canada's privacy commissioner found violated federal privacy law. that filed for an IPO this quarter and needs engagement metrics. ChatGPT now reads your most private conversations. Apple's encryption protects them from everyone except the app you just gave Full Disk Access. you opted in. but the people texting you didn't.