Brian Greenberg :verified: on Nostr: LinkedIn’s now sharing user data with Microsoft to “train AI”—and you’re ...
LinkedIn’s now sharing user data with Microsoft to “train AI”—and you’re automatically opted in. You can turn it off, but not undo what’s already been used.
I get the logic: more data makes smarter AI. But doing this quietly under “legitimate interest” feels tone-deaf. If you have to opt out to keep control of your own data, something’s off.
TL;DR
⚠️ Default opt-in for AI training
🔐 Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement
🧹 Clean old posts; opt-out only stops future use
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/linkedin-will-use-your-data-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-opt-out-now#Privacy #AIethics #DataProtection #LinkedIn
Published at
2025-10-07 21:59:42 UTCEvent JSON
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