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Continued Use as Acceptance of Policy Changes

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What it is

You acknowledge that your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to this Privacy Policy means that the collection, use and sharing of your personal data is subject to the updated Privacy Policy, as of its effective date.

Why it matters

This provision uses passive behavior (not deleting your account) as a mechanism for obtaining consent to potentially significant new data uses, which may not meet the GDPR standard of freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent.

Consumer impact

LinkedIn collects an extensive range of personal data including professional history, inferred attributes, device signals, precise location, and communications metadata, and uses this data for targeted advertising, AI model training, and sharing across the Microsoft corporate family. Users' profile content and activity data may be used to train LinkedIn's generative AI features without affirmative opt-in consent, representing a significant expansion of data use beyond what many users would reasonably expect from a professional networking platform. You can limit this by visiting linkedin.com/psettings/privacy to opt out of AI training data use and adjust advertising and data sharing preferences.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Close Your Account
    Within 30 days
    If you object to changes in LinkedIn's updated privacy policy, you can close your account by visiting the linked Help Center page and following the account closure steps before the effective date of the new policy.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC enforces against retroactive material privacy policy changes without adequate notice and consent under FTC Act Section 5, with precedent from the 2012 Facebook consent decree.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 15, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002151
Document ID
CA-D-00090
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
a6ed56ddfd95f5dcbd9a71f72d858babb9dc7b2ea953fabaf234034f1872f036
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: LinkedIn | Document: LinkedIn Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-002151
Captured: 2026-03-15 11:50:43 UTC | SHA-256: a6ed56ddfd95f5dc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-privacy-policy/continued-use-as-acceptance-of-policy-changes/
Accessed: April 6, 2026
Classification
Severity
Medium
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