LinkedIn is accused of training AI on user data with a default-on setting
nikola_mr64990 · x · 2026-07-22
LinkedIn’s AI data-scraping defaults spark privacy concerns
A repost claims LinkedIn is using users’ profiles, posts, messages, and activity to train its AI models, and that the setting was enabled by default.
- The post says users may have agreed without realizing it.
- It claims there is active legal pressure in multiple countries over how LinkedIn handles the data.
- It also promises five steps to turn the setting off, suggesting a practical privacy takeaway for users.
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