Samsung backs down on threat to delete health data

The article reports that Samsung Health briefly presented a toggle titled “Consent to the Use of Health Data for AI Training and Modelling” which, when turned off, warned users their health data would be deleted and sync disabled; after user backlash and reporting, Samsung clarified that withdrawing consent would only remove data retained for AI training and would not stop normal cloud sync. The piece highlights privacy concerns about using intimate health data for AI, lack of clarity around anonymization and human review, and situates the incident in a wider trend of tech companies attempting to change data-use terms before reversing under public pressure.