Samsung will kill your health data if you don't consent to AI training
Samsung is reportedly requiring users to consent to AI training with their health data or face the deletion of that information.
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Samsung is pushing users to allow the use of their personal health data for AI training. According to coverage from Android Authority, Android Police, and How-To Geek, users who refuse to provide this consent may have their health data deleted.
Reports from Notebookcheck highlight that the sensitive information being shared with AI and employees includes medications and menstrual cycle data. Digit.in notes that Samsung Health may soon prompt users for this data sharing.
Future developments depend on whether users agree to the terms to retain their health records and how Samsung implements the consent process within Samsung Health.
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Quick answers
What happens if a user refuses to let Samsung train its AI on their health data?
According to coverage from Android Police and Android Authority, Samsung is deleting health data for users who refuse.
What specific types of sensitive data are involved?
Notebookcheck reports that medications and menstrual cycle data are among the sensitive details shared with AI and employees.
Which app is affected by these changes?
Coverage from digit.in identifies Samsung Health as the platform that may ask users to share data for AI training.
Coverage (8)
- Samsung will delete your health data if you don't let them use it to train AI Hacker News · 3h ago
- Samsung To Watch Owners: Hand Over Your Health Data For AI Training Or We Delete It smarthouse.com.au · 16h ago
- Samsung will delete your health data if you don't let them use it to train AI Neowin · 16h ago
- Samsung is deleting your health data if you refuse to let it train its AI Android Police · 16h ago
- Medications, menstrual cycle, and more: Samsung shares sensitive data with AI and employees Notebookcheck · 16h ago
- Samsung Health may soon ask users to share health data for AI training digit.in · 16h ago
- Samsung is pushing users to train AI with their personal health data or lose it How-To Geek · 16h ago
- Samsung will kill your health data if you don't consent to AI training Android Authority · 16h ago broke it first
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