LinkedIn has won a class action lawsuit from Premium customers who claim the platform disclosed private messages to third parties without their consent to train artificial intelligence models.
The lawsuit seeks damages for breach of contract and privacy violations, accusing LinkedIn of trying to minimize the incident. 
Reuters he says:
According to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers, LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that allowed users to turn on or off the sharing of their personal data.
Customers of the platform reported that LinkedIn discreetly updated its privacy policy on September 18, saying that the data could be used to train artificial intelligence models and, with a link to the “frequently asked questions,” stating that the deactivation “does not affect training that has already taken place.”
This effort to “cover its tracks” suggests that LinkedIn was fully aware that it was violating customer privacy and its promise to use personal data only to support and improve its platform, the complaint states.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California, on behalf of LinkedIn Premium customers who sent or received InMail messages and whose personal information was disclosed to third parties for artificial intelligence training before September 18.
LinkedIn of course stated: “These are false claims with no merit.”
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
