A Step-by-Step GuideIn September 2024, LinkedIn updated its Terms of Service to reflect some changes to generative artificial intelligence (AI) affecting the use of the service and privacy policy. Most notably, the change allows LinkedIn to use member data for generative AI training. The default setting for this setting is ON, requiring users to change a setting to opt out. To change your LinkedIn settings to opt-out of allowing generative AI training on your data, follow these steps: Log into your LinkedIn account and click on the drop-down menu under “Me”. Click on "Settings and Privacy". On the left-side menu, click “Data Privacy”. In the Data Privacy settings, click on “Data for Generative AI Improvement". By default, the setting is “On". Click the button next to “On” and it will change to “Off". When you return to the “Data Privacy” settings page, you will notice it now says “Off”. You can also access the settings page directly here: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement Frequently-Asked Questions
Currently, LinkedIn is not training content-generating AI models on data from members located in the European Union, European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, likely due to local laws and regulations.
But the bigger issue is one of privacy. The default setting is ON to use your content instead of allowing users to opt-in to having their data used. If you are concerned about privacy, you can also turn off “Social, Economic, and Workplace Research” use of your data. (The default for that setting is also ON; click to toggle to OFF.)
Opting out means that LinkedIn and its affiliates will not use your personal data or LinkedIn content to train models going forward; however, it does not affect training that has already taken place.
In addition, you can object to — or request restriction of use — of personal data using LinkedIn’s Data Processing Objection/Restriction form: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-DPRO You may also like:
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