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Issued Reminder regarding personal data use by LinkedIn for training AI models

On 3 October 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) issued a reminder to users regarding LinkedIn's recent privacy policy update, which allows the use of users' personal data and content to train generative AI models for content creation. This policy update sets consent to use personal data for such purposes by default. LinkedIn users are advised to understand the policy and review their privacy settings, and are reminded of their ability to opt-out by adjusting their account settings if they do not consent to their data being used for AI training purposes. The PCPD has also written to LinkedIn to inquire whether the default consent settings correctly reflect user choices.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2024-10-03
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On 3 October 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) issued a reminde…