This Sunday morning, OpenAI rolls out a new "Lockdown Mode" for ChatGPT, a feature confirmed by ETV Bharat, Mint, and OpenTools. This optional security setting protects users from prompt injection attacks and unauthorized data extraction by restricting ChatGPT's outbound network requests. It's available to all users, including those on the free plan, though enabling it disables functions like Deep Research and Agent Mode, and prevents file downloads.

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