LinkedIn sued for allegedly training AI models with private messages without consent

Summary: LinkedIn Premium customers are suing the platform for allegedly sharing their private messages with third parties without consent to train AI models. The lawsuit claims that LinkedIn enabled data sharing by default and failed to adequately disclose this in its privacy policy. Users argue that their messages are now embedded in AI models, which cannot be reversed, raising significant privacy concerns.

Threat Actor: LinkedIn | LinkedIn
Victim: LinkedIn Premium Customers | LinkedIn Premium Customers

Keypoints :

• LinkedIn allegedly shared users’ private messages with third parties for AI training without consent.
• The platform turned on data sharing permissions by default, contrary to user expectations.
• Crucial disclosures about data usage were hidden in an FAQ section, leading to user privacy concerns.