A California lawsuit accuses LinkedIn of improperly using users' private messages for training AI models. It claims that a new privacy setting introduced in August 2024 automatically enrolled users in a program that allowed their personal data to be used without explicit consent. Additionally, the lawsuit suggests LinkedIn attempted to obscure its actions shortly thereafter. In response to the allegations, a LinkedIn spokesperson dismissed them as false and unfounded, highlighting ongoing tensions around user privacy in tech.
A lawsuit has emerged claiming LinkedIn used private messages from users to train AI models, raising significant privacy concerns over data usage.
The lawsuit alleges that LinkedIn's new privacy setting automatically enrolled users to allow their personal data for AI training, potentially without their consent.
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