LinkedIn - Revision history

Mr Pollo at 21:51, 29 May 2026

2026-05-29T21:51:16Z

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	[[wikipedia:LinkedIn\|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking, founded in 2002.		[[wikipedia:LinkedIn\|'''LinkedIn''']] is a social-media platform for professional networking, founded in 2002.

	==~~Summary~~==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*It has been known for its [[dark patterns]].		*It has been known for its [[dark patterns]].
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	#Some users reported that using the phone app to close your account worked, even if you created yours through the browser version.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Impossible to close Linkedin account \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220223136/https://old.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>		#Some users reported that using the phone app to close your account worked, even if you created yours through the browser version.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Impossible to close Linkedin account \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220223136/https://old.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

	==Browser scanning and personal data mining==		==Incidents==
			===Browser scanning and personal data mining (''2026'')===
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=digital fairness e.V. \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|website=Browsergate.eu \|date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/FlBoq \|archive-date=2 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|website=Techradar \|date=6 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406163425/https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-date=6 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|website=Bleeping Computer \|date=3 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405000141/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026}}</ref>		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=digital fairness e.V. \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|website=Browsergate.eu \|date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/FlBoq \|archive-date=2 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|website=Techradar \|date=6 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406163425/https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-date=6 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|website=Bleeping Computer \|date=3 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405000141/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026}}</ref>

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: I'm leaning towards destubbing, although expansion to this is a very good idea as well

2026-05-12T19:44:01Z

I'm leaning towards destubbing, although expansion to this is a very good idea as well

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	\|Description=Professional networking platform owned by Microsoft.		\|Description=Professional networking platform owned by Microsoft.

Matt78: Fixed spelling mistake

2026-05-12T16:57:38Z

Fixed spelling mistake

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	As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />		As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />

	As of 19 September 2025, LinkedIn banner announcement was sent to logged in users saying ''"Update to our terms and data use"'' ''"Starting November 3, 2025, we'll use some of your Linkedln data to improve the content-generating Al that enhances your experience, unless you opt out in your [https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement/ settings]. We're also updating our terms. See what's new and how to manage your data. [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Learn more] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251122030430/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228 Archived])"''. Specifically mentioned regions are Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Announcement described how previously excluded regions would now be included in the "Data for Generative AI Improvement".[[File:LinkedIn - Update to our Terms and data use 2025.png\|thumb\|411x411px\|Screenshot of [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Terms of service update] at 19th Sep 2025]]<!-- [Image] I don't know how to style the image so I tried to lower the size. Moving it to the right makes it overflow onto the Account Deletion which I don't think makes the page flow fell (in my opinion only) -->		As of 19 September 2025, LinkedIn banner announcement was sent to logged in users saying ''"Update to our terms and data use"'' ''"Starting November 3, 2025, we'll use some of your Linkedln data to improve the content-generating AI that enhances your experience, unless you opt out in your [https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement/ settings]. We're also updating our terms. See what's new and how to manage your data. [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Learn more] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251122030430/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228 Archived])"''. Specifically mentioned regions are Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Announcement described how previously excluded regions would now be included in the "Data for Generative AI Improvement".[[File:LinkedIn - Update to our Terms and data use 2025.png\|thumb\|411x411px\|Screenshot of [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Terms of service update] at 19th Sep 2025]]<!-- [Image] I don't know how to style the image so I tried to lower the size. Moving it to the right makes it overflow onto the Account Deletion which I don't think makes the page flow fell (in my opinion only) -->
	===Account Verification===		===Account Verification===

Sojourna: /* Browser scanning and personal data mining */ Added missing archive link, URL-status fields.

2026-04-14T05:36:01Z

Browser scanning and personal data mining: Added missing archive link, URL-status fields.

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	==Browser scanning and personal data mining==		==Browser scanning and personal data mining==
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=digital fairness e.V. ~~\|date=6 Mar 2026~~ \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|~~website~~=~~Browsergate~~.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead ~~\|date=6 Apr 2026~~ \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406163425/https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-date=6 Apr 2026 ~~\|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|website=Techradar~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence ~~\|date=3 Apr 2026~~ \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405000141/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 ~~\|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|website=Bleeping Computer~~}}</ref>		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=digital fairness e.V. \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|website=Browsergate.eu \|date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/FlBoq \|archive-date=2 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|website=Techradar \|date=6 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406163425/https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-date=6 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|website=Bleeping Computer \|date=3 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405000141/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Sojourna: /* Browser scanning and personal data mining */ Changed date format for consistency; removed and replaced Archive.today links.

2026-04-14T05:27:58Z

Browser scanning and personal data mining: Changed date format for consistency; removed and replaced Archive.today links.

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	==Browser scanning and personal data mining==		==Browser scanning and personal data mining==
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=digital fairness e.V. \|date=2026~~-03-06~~ \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|access-date=2026~~-04-13~~ \|website=Browsergate.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|date=2026~~-04-06~~ \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~BDcxq~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-04-13~~ \|access-date=2026~~-04-13~~ \|website=Techradar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|date=2026~~-04-03~~ \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~pW37r~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-04-07~~ \|access-date=2026~~-04-13~~ \|website=Bleeping Computer}}</ref>		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=digital fairness e.V. \|date=6 Mar 2026 \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|website=Browsergate.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|date=6 Apr 2026 \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260406163425/https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-date=6 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|website=Techradar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|date=3 Apr 2026 \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405000141/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Apr 2026 \|website=Bleeping Computer}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

MrTuttle: /* Browser scanning and personal data mining */ Add missing citations

2026-04-13T11:18:00Z

Browser scanning and personal data mining: Add missing citations

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	==Browser scanning and personal data mining==		==Browser scanning and personal data mining==
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.{{~~Citation needed~~\|date=~~2 Apr~~ 2026}}		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=digital fairness e.V. \|date=2026-03-06 \|title=LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer \|url=https://browsergate.eu/ \|access-date=2026-04-13 \|website=Browsergate.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fadilpašić \|first=Sead \|date=2026-04-06 \|title=One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/one-of-the-largest-corporate-espionage-and-data-breach-scandals-in-digital-history-new-browsergate-report-claims-linkedin-secretly-scans-user-browsers-for-installed-extensions-and-collects-device-data \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BDcxq \|archive-date=2026-04-13 \|access-date=2026-04-13 \|website=Techradar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Lawrence \|date=2026-04-03 \|title=LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretly-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/pW37r \|archive-date=2026-04-07 \|access-date=2026-04-13 \|website=Bleeping Computer}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

MrTuttle: /* Account Verification */ Make mention of Persona link to the corresponding article

2026-04-13T10:59:37Z

Account Verification: Make mention of Persona link to the corresponding article

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	===Account Verification===		===Account Verification===

	Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, Persona. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405141228/https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=TheLocalStack}}</ref>		Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, [[Persona]]. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405141228/https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=TheLocalStack}}</ref>

	For users outside the United States, this also means that their personal and biometric data is sent to US servers, where they are accessible to US authorities.		For users outside the United States, this also means that their personal and biometric data is sent to US servers, where they are accessible to US authorities.

Rudxain: link JS

2026-04-11T03:38:07Z

link JS

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	==Browser scanning and personal data mining==		==Browser scanning and personal data mining==
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious JavaScript into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.{{Citation needed\|date=2 Apr 2026}}		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious [[JavaScript]] into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.{{Citation needed\|date=2 Apr 2026}}

	==References==		==References==

Tempo123: /* References */ Replace archive.today; archive

2026-04-05T16:55:42Z

References: Replace archive.today; archive

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	==Data Privacy==		==Data Privacy==
	LinkedIn automatically opts you into their program named "Data for Generative AI Improvement", or "GAI", which automatically says you agree to "Use my data for training content creation models."<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/~~mypreferences/d/settings~~/data-~~for~~-ai-improvement ~~Data~~ for Generative AI ~~Improvement~~] - linkedin.com - ~~29 Jan 2025~~</ref> This comes with fine print which states, "This setting controls the training of generative AI models used to create content. When this setting is on LinkedIn and its affiliates may use your personal data and content you create on LinkedIn for that purpose." <!-- Someone will have to login to LinkedIn to get a photo backup (even if that's questionable legitimacy wise) -->		LinkedIn automatically opts you into their program named "Data for Generative AI Improvement", or "GAI", which automatically says you agree to "Use my data for training content creation models."<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-collecting-data-generative-ai-improvement-brian-sykes-wyjme LinkedIn collecting ‘Data for Generative AI Improvement’] - linkedin.com ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240926163201/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-collecting-data-generative-ai-improvement-brian-sykes-wyjme/ Archived])</ref> This comes with fine print which states, "This setting controls the training of generative AI models used to create content. When this setting is on LinkedIn and its affiliates may use your personal data and content you create on LinkedIn for that purpose." <!-- Someone will have to login to LinkedIn to get a photo backup (even if that's questionable legitimacy wise) -->

	This automatically gives LinkedIn the license to use your personal data and the content you create to train their models. Even if you opt out, the personal data and content the platform has already used will not be deleted.<ref name="linkedin-faq">[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 LinkedIn and generative AI (GAI) FAQs] - linkedin.com - 29 Jan 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250124150439/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 Archived] 24 Jan 2025.</ref>		This automatically gives LinkedIn the license to use your personal data and the content you create to train their models. Even if you opt out, the personal data and content the platform has already used will not be deleted.<ref name="linkedin-faq">[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 LinkedIn and generative AI (GAI) FAQs] - linkedin.com - 29 Jan 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250124150439/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 Archived] 24 Jan 2025.</ref>
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	===Account Verification===		===Account Verification===

	Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, Persona. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first=~~Rogi~~ \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~4IUtj~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-02-23~~ \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=~~The Local Stack~~}}</ref>		Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, Persona. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405141228/https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=TheLocalStack}}</ref>

	For users outside the United States, this also means that their personal and biometric data is sent to US servers, where they are accessible to US authorities.		For users outside the United States, this also means that their personal and biometric data is sent to US servers, where they are accessible to US authorities.

	==Account Deletion==		==Account Deletion==
	Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Why won’t LinkedIn let you delete your account? It's like they've disabled the close account button. \|url=https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button \|website=Quora}}</ref> They had to modify source HTML via Source Inspector to close their account.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=8 Jun 2025 \|title=LinkedIn Account Deletion button disabled \|url=https://youtu.be/497YdWlDsAw \|access-date=2 Apr 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref> Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.		Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Why won’t LinkedIn let you delete your account? It's like they've disabled the close account button. \|url=https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0406-0148-57/https://www.quora.com:443/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|website=Quora}}</ref> They had to modify source HTML via Source Inspector to close their account.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=8 Jun 2025 \|title=LinkedIn Account Deletion button disabled \|url=https://youtu.be/497YdWlDsAw \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=497YdWlDsAw \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=2 Apr 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref> Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.

	Potential solutions:		Potential solutions:

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	As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />		As of 29 January 2025, LinkedIn FAQ mentions that it does <i>"not currently train content-generating AI models on data from members located in Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, or Mainland China."</i><ref name="linkedin-faq" />

	As of 19 September 2025, LinkedIn banner announcement was sent to logged in users saying ''"Update to our terms and data use"'' ''"Starting November 3, 2025, we'll use some of your Linkedln data to improve the content-generating Al that enhances your experience, unless you opt out in your [https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement/ settings]. We're also updating our terms. See what's new and how to manage your data. [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Learn more] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251122030430/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228 Archived])"''. Specifically mentioned regions are Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Announcement described how previously excluded regions would now be included in the "Data for Generative AI Improvement".<!-- [Image] I don't know how to style the image so I tried to lower the size. Moving it to the right makes it overflow onto the Account Deletion which I don't think makes the page flow fell (in my opinion only) -->		As of 19 September 2025, LinkedIn banner announcement was sent to logged in users saying ''"Update to our terms and data use"'' ''"Starting November 3, 2025, we'll use some of your Linkedln data to improve the content-generating Al that enhances your experience, unless you opt out in your [https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement/ settings]. We're also updating our terms. See what's new and how to manage your data. [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Learn more] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251122030430/https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228 Archived])"''. Specifically mentioned regions are Canada, the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Announcement described how previously excluded regions would now be included in the "Data for Generative AI Improvement".[[File:LinkedIn - Update to our Terms and data use 2025.png\|thumb\|411x411px\|Screenshot of [https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/ Terms of service update] at 19th Sep 2025]]<!-- [Image] I don't know how to style the image so I tried to lower the size. Moving it to the right makes it overflow onto the Account Deletion which I don't think makes the page flow fell (in my opinion only) -->
	~~[[File:LinkedIn - Update to our Terms and data use 2025.png\|center\|thumb\|300x300px\|Screenshot of <nowiki>https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a8059228/</nowiki> at 19th Sep 2025]]~~		===Account Verification===

	~~===Account Verification===~~
	Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, Persona. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first=Rogi \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4IUtj \|archive-date=2026-02-23 \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=The Local Stack}}</ref>		Verifying a LinkedIn account (i.e. acquiring a blue checkmark) requires sending a full copy of the user's passport to a third party service provider, Persona. Biometric data of several kinds such as typing patterns are also collected by Persona. The company then retains the right to store the information, share it with third party data brokers and train AI on the passport and the passport photo. <ref>{{Cite web \|first=Rogi \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4IUtj \|archive-date=2026-02-23 \|access-date=2026-03-31 \|website=The Local Stack}}</ref>

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	==Account Deletion==		==Account Deletion==
	Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.		Some users have reported that the browser LinkedIn version disables the "Done" button at the end of the "Delete your account" flow.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Why won’t LinkedIn let you delete your account? It's like they've disabled the close account button. \|url=https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button \|website=Quora}}</ref> They had to modify source HTML via Source Inspector to close their account.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=8 Jun 2025 \|title=LinkedIn Account Deletion button disabled \|url=https://youtu.be/497YdWlDsAw \|access-date=2 Apr 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref> Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.

	~~As seen in [~~https://~~youtu~~.be/~~497YdWlDsAw "~~LinkedIn ~~Account Deletion button~~ disabled~~"],~~ the ~~user~~ had to ~~'''~~modify source HTML~~''' '''~~via Source Inspector~~'''~~ to close their account. Users that reported this error also reported that it exists since 2022, and it hasn't been fixed since then.

	Potential solutions:		Potential solutions:

	#Modifying HTML, removing the "disabled" attribute from the button.		#Modifying HTML, removing the "disabled" attribute from the button.
	#Some users reported that typing their password by hand<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Why won’t LinkedIn let you delete your account? It's like they've disabled the close account button. \|url=https://www.quora.com/Why-won-t-LinkedIn-let-you-delete-your-account-Its-like-theyve-disabled-the-close-account-button \|website=Quora}}</ref> helped make the button work. Others have appealed that it didn't work anyways.		#Some users reported that typing their password by hand helped make the button work. Others have appealed that it didn't work anyways.<ref name=":0" />
	#Some users reported that using the phone app to close your account worked,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Impossible to close Linkedin account \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220223136/https://old.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026\|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> ~~even if you created yours through the browser version.~~		#Some users reported that using the phone app to close your account worked, even if you created yours through the browser version.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 May 2024 \|title=Impossible to close Linkedin account \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220223136/https://old.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

	==Browser ~~Scanning~~ and ~~Personal Data Mining~~==		==Browser scanning and personal data mining==
	Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious JavaScript into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.		Fairlinked e.V. have discovered data mining operation from within your browser when visiting LinkedIn. [https://browsergate.eu/ BrowserGate] exposes Microsoft's LinkedIn for allegedly conducting a massive, undisclosed spying operation by injecting malicious JavaScript into users' browsers to secretly scan and detect over 6,222 installed browser extensions without consent, in violation of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). It reveals how LinkedIn builds detailed individual and organizational profiles based on extensions indicating sensitive information such as political opinions, religious beliefs, disabilities, neurodivergence, job-seeking status, and even mapping which organizations use which competitor products, then aggregates this data while matching it to users' names, employers, and job titles.{{Citation needed\|date=2 Apr 2026}}

	==References==		==References==