Anthropic requires 30 day data retention for Fable and Mythos(support.claude.com)
589 points by lebovic 2 days ago | 296 comments
tl;dr: Starting June 9, 2026, Anthropic will require 30-day retention of prompts and outputs for its Mythos-class models (including Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5), overriding zero-data-retention (ZDR) settings for API, Claude Code, and cloud marketplace customers. Anthropic says the retention is needed to detect multi-request attack patterns like best-of-N jailbreaks and state-sponsored misuse that single-prompt safeguards miss. Consumer plans are unaffected since they already retain data, and access to retained data is restricted to a small set of reviewers with tamper-proof audit logs.
HN Discussion:
  • Policy is worse than stated due to vague wording allowing indefinite retention of entire codebases
  • Retention policy makes Fable unusable for products requiring strict data privacy guarantees
  • Anthropic is burning goodwill and being hypocritical about safety while restricting legitimate uses
  • Model degradation/downgrading to Opus makes the Fable branding misleading anyway
  • Questions about whether retained data could still be used for training despite claims otherwise