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This establishes that Medium actively deploys tracking technologies beyond simple form submissions, meaning data collection occurs through passive browsing activity.
The updated policy states that Medium and its vendors may scan, analyze, and review your content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata. Data sharing now explicitly includes information you submitted or posted through the service, extending beyond infrastructure support to machine learning model training and improvement. The policy does not indicate an opt-out mechanism or granular user control over this specific use of content.
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This establishes that Medium actively deploys tracking technologies beyond simple form submissions, meaning data collection occurs through passive browsing activity.
Medium collects information about you through tracking technologies that operate on your device, not only through information you actively submit.
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