To feed their artificial intelligence, tech giants keep tapping into the vast resources provided by their users. For example, Meta recently set up a system to collect user data. The Yiaho team also published an article explaining how to stop Meta from taking your data for its AI.
LinkedIn, the professional platform owned by Microsoft, has also incorporated European members’ personal information into the development of its generative AI technologies.
As of today, November 3, 2025, this practice has taken effect without seeking clear prior consent from those concerned. The company cites a questionable legal basis—legitimate interest, permitted by the GDPR—but users fortunately have a simple way to opt out.
LinkedIn AI: What information is affected?
LinkedIn doesn’t stop at basic details. The platform uses your entire profile: your identity, your photo, your current job, your degrees, your listed skills, and even your location.
It goes further by incorporating everything you’ve shared—whether short posts, in-depth articles, or reactions under other people’s posts.
Your browsing history doesn’t escape this collection either: the feeds you scroll through, the profiles you view, the videos you watch, your job-search queries. Added to that are technical details like your IP address or your device identifier.
Finally, all your exchanges with built-in AI features—such as questions asked to the virtual assistant—are also sucked in. By passively accepting, since this option is enabled by default, you give up part of your intellectual capital! Your professional thoughts, shared strategies, and original concepts are used to enrich a system whose commercial applications are completely out of your hands, without any financial compensation.
Also read on this topic: AI and Meta: a formal notice over the use of user data
How can you stop LinkedIn from using your data for its generative AI?
Fortunately, it’s easy to take back control of your data. For a solid barrier, two complementary steps are needed, and they take just a few minutes.
Step 1: Change your account’s internal settings
- Go to your profile by clicking the tab with your name or your picture (in the mobile app).
- Go to the section dedicated to preferences and privacy.
- Select the tab related to data protection.
- Find the entry about improving generative AI tools.
- Toggle the switch to refuse the use of your information to train models designed to create content.
This action immediately stops future use of your data through the standard settings.
Step 2: Submit a formal objection
To lock the process down for good, LinkedIn provides a specific objection form, often abbreviated as TS-DPRO.
- Go to the site’s help center.
- Choose the option explicitly dedicated to objecting to processing for training generative content AI, then confirm your request.
Together, these two actions form an effective shield against unwanted use of your digital footprint. By acting quickly, you protect not only your privacy, but also the value of your professional expertise in an ecosystem where AI is reshaping the rules of the game. Take the time to check your settings today—it’s a minimal investment for maximum control!
