"LinkedIn will doubtless point out to the Austrian Data Protection Authority that all users, including free subscribers, can opt out of having their profile visit made visible by toggling off the feature in Settings/Visibility tab/'Visibility when viewing other profiles'. Then each visit a user makes to another profile is recorded as one by an 'Anonymous LinkedIn Member'. Free users can also see the last five visitors to their profile, as long as those users have not selected this anonymity setting."
"It's possible the company will further argue that, under Article 15, the rights of users to know who has viewed their data conflicts with the rights of other users to maintain their own privacy."
"When contacted for response, a LinkedIn spokesperson sent the following statement: "This assertion [by NOYB] is false. Not only is it incorrect that only Premium members can see who has viewed their profile, but we also satisfy GDPR Article 15 by disclosing the information at issue via our Privacy Policy.""
LinkedIn indicates that all users, including free subscribers, can opt out of having profile visits made visible by disabling a setting in the Settings/Visibility area. With the anonymity option enabled, each visit is recorded as coming from an “Anonymous LinkedIn Member.” Free users can still view the last five visitors to their profile unless those visitors selected the anonymity setting. A further claim is that GDPR Article 15 rights to know who viewed personal data may conflict with other users’ privacy rights. A LinkedIn spokesperson states that the claim that only Premium members can see profile viewers is false and that GDPR Article 15 is satisfied by disclosing the relevant information through the Privacy Policy.
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