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L20 · Phase 5 · 20 min

Data and Privacy: What Happens to What You Share

I uploaded photos of my boiler and typed details about my apartment into this chat — where does that go? Is it used to train the model? Who else can see it?

Data Flow Map

Pick something you shared throughout this course, and trace where it can go.

Select an item above to trace it.

Only the first step above is a certain fact — what’s currently visible in this conversation. Every step after that is deliberately labelled “varies” rather than given one fixed answer, because retention and training-use terms genuinely differ by provider, product, and plan, and change over time.

Depth ladder

Uploading a photo of your boiler or typing your apartment's financial details doesn't automatically mean the model 'learns' it — what actually happens depends entirely on the specific product and its settings, so the honest answer is: check, don't assume.

Knowledge check

Given a sensitive scenario (e.g. uploading a floor plan with a unit number), decide what to check before sharing, and where.