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Summary: added Data Privacy section and information on their automatic opt-in of their generative training program
m Add references header, also someone needs to take a photo backup logged into linkedin unfortunately.
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LinkedIn's membership price has also quintupled from $10 per month in 2018 to $50 in 2024.
LinkedIn's membership price has also quintupled from $10 per month in 2018 to $50 in 2024.


== Data Privacy ==
==Data Privacy==
LinkedIn automatically opts you into their "Data for Generative AI Improvement" program, 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."
LinkedIn automatically opts you into their "Data for Generative AI Improvement" program, 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."


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>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 LinkedIn and generative AI (GAI) FAQs] - linkedin.com - 29 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>[https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a5538339 LinkedIn and generative AI (GAI) FAQs] - linkedin.com - 29 Jan 2025</ref>


== References ==<!-- Someone will have to login to LinkedIn to get a photo backup (even if that's questionable legitimacy wise) -->
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[[Category:LinkedIn Corporation]]
[[Category:Business services companies]]
[[Category:Business services companies]]
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