Samsung Health now requires users to consent to their data being used for AI training and human review or the app will delete the data and stop syncing it. The policy covers step counts, sleep, medication, cycle tracking and full health records, arriving alongside a redesign of the service.
Users who withdraw consent through the Samsung Health app settings receive a pop-up warning that Health will delete their data and not sync it going forward.
The requirement effectively forces users into a binary choice between participation in AI training or reduced functionality.
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