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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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"If we are going to disclose your personal information in response to legal process, we will give you notice so you can challenge it (for example by seeking court intervention)...Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
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The clause states: “If we are going to disclose your personal information in response to legal process, we will give you notice so you can challenge it (for example by seeking court intervention)...”
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