If you don’t do anything, LinkedIn will use your profile to develop programs with AI – so turn this option off before it is too late!
Turn off data Share for AI on LinkedIn
LinkedIn will use names, profile photos, messages and reactions from people from 3 November for the development of artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence). The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) calls on people with a LinkedIn account who does not want this to eliminate that institution.
The setting in question has been enabled by LinkedIn as standard. So you have to take action yourself to switch it off. The data from all users who do not do this are therefore automatically used for the training of AI. Moreover, you must disable the setting before November 3. According to the AP, data as soon as they are in the AI ​​systems of LinkedIn there is no simply removal.
The AP is very concerned: “LinkedIn wants to use data that goes back to 2003, while people who shared information at the time without providing them for AI training would be used”
Perform the following steps before November 3
Do you use LinkedIn and do you not want your data to be used? With the following steps you switch off the setting:
- Open the LinkedIn app;
- Tap at the top left of your profile photo;
- Choose ‘Settings’ below;
- Tap ‘Datprivacy’;
- Tap ‘Data for improving generative AI’;
- Use ‘Use my data for training AI models with which content is made’.
Just like Meta
The AP warned users of Facebook and Instagram last May. Meta Then started in a similar way with the use of messages and profile photos for the development of AI. You could then object to that too. However, it is still uncertain whether the method ‘Yes, unless you say no’ is allowed by law. LinkedIn now works in the same way, so the AP is now making the same objection.
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