LinkedIn is under scrutiny after a California lawsuit filed by Alessandro De La Torre alleges that the platform violated its privacy commitments by using Premium users' private messages to train AI. The concern stems from a change in LinkedIn’s privacy policy that allowed the sharing of user data with third parties for AI training, affecting mainly US users. While the company denied the claims, citing falsehoods and lack of merit, user backlash prompted the change's visibility only in September followed by exemptions for users outside of the US.
"Given its role as a professional social media network, these communications include incredibly sensitive and potentially life-altering information about employment, intellectual property, compensation, and other personal matters."
"Microsoft is the parent company of LinkedIn, and Defendant claims it disclosed its users' data to third-party 'affiliates' within its corporate structure, and in a separate instance, more cryptically to 'another provider'."
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