Millions warned to change settings as LinkedIn prepares to use profile data for AI.<\/p>\n
The Dutch privacy watchdog, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), is warning LinkedIn users in the Netherlands to review their settings<\/a> to prevent their data from being used for AI training.<\/p>\n LinkedIn<\/a> plans to use names, job titles, education history, locations, skills, photos, and public posts from European users to train its systems. Private messages will not be included; however, the sharing option is enabled by default.<\/p>\n AP Deputy Chair Monique Verdier said the move poses significant risks. She warned that once personal data is used to train a model, it cannot be removed, and its future uses are unpredictable.<\/p>\n LinkedIn, headquartered in Dublin, falls under the jurisdiction of the Data Protection Commission in Ireland<\/a>, which will determine whether the plan can proceed. The AP said it is working with Irish and EU<\/a> counterparts and has already received complaints.<\/p>\n Users must opt out by 3 November if they do not wish to have their data used. They can disable the setting via the AP\u2019s link or manually in LinkedIn under \u2018settings & privacy\u2019 \u2192 \u2018data privacy\u2019 \u2192 \u2018data for improving generative AI\u2019.<\/p>\n