LinkedIn is facing lawsuits from Premium users who claim the company leaked their private messages to third parties in order to train AI models without their consent.
A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users, alleging that the company secretly added a privacy setting that allowed the sharing of personal data.
LinkedIn revised its privacy policy to allow the use of user data in AI model training, which was done to avoid public attention and potential legal consequences.
The lawsuit demands damages for breach of contract and violation of the federal Stored Communications Act.