LinkedIn Privacy Tips
LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) collects your professional data: resume, work history, connections, and even job applications. As of November 3, 2025, LinkedIn uses ALL your data—going back to 2003—to train AI models. You're opted-in by default.
Top 5 Privacy Tips
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Opt Out of AI Training NOW (Deadline: November 3, 2025)
Settings & Privacy → Data Privacy → Data for Generative AI Improvement → Toggle OFF "Use my data for training content creation AI models". This is enabled by default. If you don't opt out by November 3, LinkedIn will use your profile, posts, resumes, comments, and job applications dating back to 2003 to train Microsoft's AI models. Opting out only prevents FUTURE use—data already used cannot be taken back.
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Delete Uploaded Resumes
Settings → Data Privacy → Job application settings → Delete any resumes. Your uploaded resumes can be used for AI training. Even if you opt out of AI training, assume any documents you've uploaded are already compromised. Delete them and avoid uploading sensitive documents to LinkedIn in the future.
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Review and Clean Up Old Posts
Manage → Posts & Activity. LinkedIn will use posts, comments, polls, and articles from 2003 onwards for AI training. Review your entire post history and delete anything sensitive or outdated. Your old opinions, career details, or personal updates may now be feeding Microsoft's AI—even if you shared them 20 years ago without knowing they'd be used this way.
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Be Aware: Your Connections' Actions Expose You
Even if you opt out, if someone else reposts your content, references your resume, or shares your profile, that information may still be used for AI training. LinkedIn's data sharing means your professional identity can leak through your network. You cannot fully control how your data is used if others share it.
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Know the Risks: LinkedIn is Owned by Microsoft
Microsoft owns LinkedIn and has invested billions in OpenAI (ChatGPT). Your LinkedIn data directly benefits Microsoft's AI ecosystem. The Dutch Data Protection Authority has raised "major concerns" about these plans, and privacy regulators are investigating. LinkedIn uses "legitimate interest" as legal basis—meaning they don't need your explicit consent to use your data.