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LinkedIn will soon train AI models with data from European users

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160 points skilled | 1 comments | 22 Sep 25 09:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.782s | source
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rckt ◴[22 Sep 25 10:34 UTC] No.45331491[source]▶
You can opt out here: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/m/settings/data-for-a...
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Igrom ◴[22 Sep 25 10:39 UTC] No.45331543[source]▶
Thanks. This should have been _opt in_, and not opt out, regardless of any LinkedIn newsletter emails that automatically go to the garbage bin.
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amelius ◴[22 Sep 25 10:44 UTC] No.45331593[source]▶
Surprised the EU did not make "opt in" the mandatory default for something like this.
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1. RegW ◴[22 Sep 25 11:39 UTC] No.45332029[source]▶
I'm not in the EU but I am in Europe. It was on for me.

From my reading of the article, this is Linkedin (an American company) that has decided to collect data about Europeans - the EU is not involved. Linkedin has decided that making it opt-out is covered by "legitimate interests". So I guess the real issue here is that the rest of you just don't get the option - you are included anyway.