 Microsoft's LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models. According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers, LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxevpzy3yko A US lawsuit filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users accuses the social media platform of sharing their private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.It alleges that in August last year, the world’s largest professional social networking website “quietly” introduced a privacy setting… Source

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LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), has been accused by Premium users of sharing private data for AI model training without their consent. What Happened: The class action lawsuit, filed in San Jose, California on Tuesday seeks damages for breach of contract and violations of California’s unfair competition law. It also demands $1,000 per person under the federal Stored Communications Act, reported Reuters. See Also: Apple Sto…

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LinkedIn, controlled by Microsoft, was sued by “premium” users who stated that the social media platform focused on professionals released their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative AI (artificial intelligence) models.
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O LinkedIn, controlado pela Microsoft, foi processado por usu�rios "premium" que afirmaram que a plataforma de m�dia social focada em profissionais divulgou sem permiss�o suas mensagens privadas a terceiros para treinar modelos de IA (intelig�ncia artificial) generativa.
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LinkedIn is being sued by a user of the platform in the state of California, in the USA, and accuses the company of spying on private messages, collecting information and sharing it with other companies in order to train their respective Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The BBC says that the user in question is a member of LinkedIn and affirms that the process is not only brought on their behalf, but also by “everyone else” in the same situa…

O LinkedIn está a ser processado por um utilizador da plataforma no estado da Califórnia, nos EUA, e acusa a empresa de espiar mensagens privadas, recolhendo informação e partilhando-a com outras empresas com o fim de treinarem os respetivos modelos de Inteligência Artificial (IA).   Diz a BBC que o utilizador em questão é membro do LinkedIn e afirma que o processo não é apenas movido em seu nome, mas também por “todos os outros” na mesma situaç…

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LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned and business-focused platform, has been sued by Premium customers alleging that private messages were used to drive artificial intelligence (AI).

LinkedIn, platforma deţinută de Microsoft și axată pe mediul de afaceri, a fost dată în judecată de clienții Premium, care acuză că au fost folosite mesaje private pentru antrenarea inteligenței artificiale (AI).

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LinkedIn has been reportedly sued for allegedly sharing Premium users' private information without consent to train AI models. 📲 LinkedIn Faces Lawsuit Over Sharing Users’ Private Data With 3rd Parties To Train AI Models.

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