How to Opt Out of Linkedin Ai
Adrian Vicol
Opt out of LinkedIn AI with this quick guide; easily stop LinkedIn and Microsoft from using your personal data to train their AI models.
Why should I opt out of LinkedIn AI training ?
Starting from November 2024 LinkedIn will use personal data of users to train their AI models according to a statement. This means that you need to opt out of LinkedIn AI training if you don’t want your personal data to be used for the training of their AI model.
Their Privacy Policy has been updated as a result, and currently, users outside of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, will have their personal data used in training for generative A.I.
As you use LinkedIn you may be asked if LinkedIn and their affiliates can use personal data AND content you create on LinkedIn to train generative AI models that create content.
This is a very concerning use-case because it may be indicative of future LinkedIn AI products that will eat away in a potential source of livelihood, in the form of content creators. So, if you are involved in this line of work, you may want to reconsider their policies and also opt out of LinkedIn AI training models with your personal data.
How do I opt out of LinkedIn AI training?
To help you opt out of having your personal data used to train LinkedIn AI models, we compiled this detailed step by step guide. This way you will be able to continue to use your LinkedIn account as before, but LinkedIn and Microsoft will no longer be able to use your photos, posts and content to further train their AI models.
LinkedIn Opt Out Guide Steps:
To do this, navigate to your account’s Settings & privacy page, select the Data privacy tab, select the Data for Generative AI Improvement setting, and toggle it to Off.
- Go to LinkedIn and fill in your credentials.
- Afterwards, click on "Log In".
- Go to Your Account
- Click on "Settings & privacy".
- Select the "Data Privacy" tab.
- Select the “Data for Generative AI Improvement” setting
- Toggle it to “OFF".
In case you are unable to find the setting you can also navigate to the setting directly from the LinkedIn FAQ section.
If you want to opt out and you are a citizen of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom you will most likely get a message that the LinkedIn AI training with your personal data has not been rolled out for your region. This looks like this:
How do I know that LinkedIn has responded to my request?
Once you have toggled off the Data for Generative AI Improvement” setting, this should be reflected in the LinkedIn systems. However, you may be prompted again by LinkedIn to opt back in to this, so be careful on the various prompts that will be shown to you, as you continue to use the platform.
How to delete your LinkedIn account and personal data?
If you opt out of AI processing, that does not mean that LinkedIn no longer keeps your personal data. It has just stopped using it to train their LinkedIn AI models. The only way to get your data deleted from LinkedIn is to delete your account.
Learn how to send a data deletion request to any company !
How do I know which companies hold my personal data and how do I ask for data deletion?
Finding the companies that have your data takes a lot of time and it’s quite an impossible task. Filling in the Data Deletion Request template takes time. Going on their website and through their privacy policy to discover the right email to send it to is taxing. Doing this for 100+ companies is near to impossible.
That’s why we created AgainstData.com The app shows you which companies have your data, who those companies are and allows you to request Data Deletion with one simple click. Plus, it makes monitoring the conversations super easy.
If you want to use AgainstData.com to find out which companies hold your data and send them Data Deletion Requests, simply follow these steps:
Go to AgainstData.com
Sign-in with your Gmail account
See which companies have your data
Ask for deletion with 1 click