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This provision defines the scope of communications data that LinkedIn processes as part of service operation. The authorization to collect and analyze email inbox metadata represents a significant source of personal data collection that extends beyond LinkedIn's platform itself.
Users who send, receive, or engage with messages on LinkedIn consent to collection of associated metadata including timing and delivery information. Users who connect an email account to LinkedIn authorize the platform to collect and analyze metadata from that email inbox as part of the integrated service.
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"We collect your personal data when you send, receive, or engage with messages or communications in connection with our Services. For example, if you get a LinkedIn message, we collect data about time and date, sender and recipient, and whether a message was viewed. If you connect your email account to your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will collect metadata and analyze information from your inbox.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Privacy Policy
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This provision defines the scope of communications data that LinkedIn processes as part of service operation. The authorization to collect and analyze email inbox metadata represents a significant source of personal data collection that extends beyond LinkedIn's platform itself.
Users who send, receive, or engage with messages on LinkedIn consent to collection of associated metadata including timing and delivery information. Users who connect an email account to LinkedIn authorize the platform to collect and analyze metadata from that email inbox as part of the integrated service.
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