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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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"Medium does not control what information third parties collect through Embeds or what they do with the information.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Medium does not control what information third parties collect through Embeds or what they do with the information.”
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