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LinkedIn states it uses your profile, posts, articles, and other content to train its AI systems and generative AI features, and may share your content with Microsoft for the same purpose.
This analysis describes what LinkedIn's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision authorizes LinkedIn to use the professional content and data you contribute to the platform to develop and improve AI products, including sharing with its parent company Microsoft, which may extend the use of your data beyond the LinkedIn platform itself.
Interpretive note: The specific opt-out mechanism and its scope are not fully detailed in the excerpted policy text; the lawful basis for AI training under GDPR requires evaluation against LinkedIn's published Data Protection Impact Assessments and legitimate interests assessments, which are not reproduced in this document.
The terms authorize use of profile information, posts, and articles for AI model training and sharing with Microsoft affiliates for AI development purposes. Members can review opt-out options for generative AI data use in LinkedIn's Privacy Settings at linkedin.com/psettings/privacy.
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You can limit to what extent we use your personal information for these purposes.
In certain circumstances, the right to data portability, which means that you can request that we provide certain Personal Data we hold about you in a machine-readable format
For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide Your personal information that is readily useable and should allow You to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
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"We use the information and content you provide to us to train LinkedIn's AI models and generative AI features. This includes: using your profile information, posts, articles, and other content you create, share, or provide to develop and improve AI features; using your feedback and responses to AI features to improve those features; and sharing content with our affiliates, such as Microsoft, to train and improve AI models.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 6 and 9 regarding lawful basis for processing, and Article 22 regarding automated decision-making. The Irish Data Protection Commission is the lead supervisory authority for EU users. The provision's reliance on legitimate interests or consent as a lawful basis for AI training use requires documented assessment, as regulatory guidance in the EU increasingly scrutinizes AI training as a distinct processing purpose requiring its own basis. The EU AI Act may also engage depending on the classification of LinkedIn's generative AI features. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The authorization to share member content with Microsoft for AI training purposes constitutes a data transfer to an affiliate processor or joint controller, requiring clear documentation of the legal basis, purpose limitation compliance, and data processing agreements. The scope of 'content you create, share, or provide' is broad and could encompass sensitive professional or personal disclosures made on the platform. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users face the highest exposure given GDPR requirements for a documented lawful basis for AI training. UK GDPR applies analogously for UK users. California users may have CPRA rights to limit use of sensitive personal information. Illinois and other U.S. state privacy laws with explicit AI or profiling provisions may also engage depending on state-level developments. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations using LinkedIn as an enterprise tool should assess whether employee data shared via LinkedIn profiles and activity is captured by this AI training provision, and whether their data processing agreements with LinkedIn address this use. The affiliate sharing with Microsoft warrants review of sub-processor disclosure obligations in any existing data processing addenda. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify whether LinkedIn has implemented a consent mechanism or legitimate interests assessment specifically for AI training data use, confirm opt-out availability and its scope, and assess whether member-facing disclosures satisfy GDPR transparency requirements under Articles 13 and 14. Organizations should also update internal data mapping to reflect that LinkedIn-hosted employee content may be used for AI training by LinkedIn and Microsoft.
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This provision authorizes LinkedIn to use the professional content and data you contribute to the platform to develop and improve AI products, including sharing with its parent company Microsoft, which may extend the use of your data beyond the LinkedIn platform itself.
The terms authorize use of profile information, posts, and articles for AI model training and sharing with Microsoft affiliates for AI development purposes. Members can review opt-out options for generative AI data use in LinkedIn's Privacy Settings at linkedin.com/psettings/privacy.
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