New ChatGPT Lockdown Mode Limits Tools That Could Enable Data Exfiltration
To lessen the possibility of data exfiltration due to prompt injection attacks, OpenAI has started implementing a new Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT for qualified personal accounts.
People and organizations who handle sensitive data and need more stringent protection guarantees are the main target audience for this feature. Logged-in users of the Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans as well as self-serve ChatGPT Business plans can use Lockdown Mode.
Many tools and features in OpenAI products that can connect to the web or external services are restricted by Lockdown Mode, an optional high security setting, according to OpenAI.
By restricting outgoing network requests, it is intended to lower the danger of data exfiltration from quick injection attacks, but at the cost of limiting or removing...