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Samsung has started showing a notification to some users of the Samsung Health app asking them to agree to use their health data in training and developing artificial intelligence models.

According to the notice, refusing to grant consent will not only stop synchronizing data with the Samsung account but also result in deleting stored health data unless the company is legally obligated to retain it.

If the user agrees, Samsung will be able to collect and process data including health and wellness data, medications, medical records, and menstrual cycle tracking data.

The company confirmed that this data will be used to train and improve AI models, including human reviews when needed, with the aim of developing the Samsung Health app, improving health case analysis algorithms, and enhancing AI features within the app.

Samsung also explained that users can withdraw their consent at any time by going to Settings in Samsung Health > Privacy, then turning off the option to agree to use health data for training AI models.

However, when revoking consent, a warning will appear confirming that the user will not be able to synchronize their data with the Samsung account and that this data will be deleted unless retention is required by law.

Although it is likely that Samsung will rely on data anonymization so that it is not directly linked to users, requiring their consent to use the data for AI training versus keeping them may raise reservations among a number of app users.

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