lawsuit against LinkedIn: Accusing the platform of misusing Premium customers’ private messages for AI training, has been dismissed.
The plaintiff, Alessandro De La Torre, voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit just nine days after filing it in the San Jose, California federal court. This move came after LinkedIn firmly stated that the allegations were baseless.
The lawsuit had claimed that LinkedIn violated user privacy by allegedly sharing private messages with third parties for generative AI model training, despite promising to use personal data only for improving its services. Concerns were raised when LinkedIn updated its privacy policy in September, revealing that past AI training would not be affected by a new account setting to prevent data sharing.
Eli Wade-Scott, managing partner at Edelson PC and the plaintiff’s attorney, acknowledged that LinkedIn had provided evidence demonstrating it did not use private messages for AI training. He stated, “LinkedIn’s delayed disclosures left consumers concerned and confused about how their data was being used for AI. However, users can take comfort in knowing that LinkedIn has assured us that private messages were never used for such purposes. We appreciate the professionalism of LinkedIn’s legal team.”
Sarah Wight, LinkedIn’s vice president and legal counsel, reiterated in a LinkedIn post that the company never used customers’ private messages for AI training, emphasizing, “We never did that.”
This dismissal puts an end to concerns surrounding LinkedIn’s handling of private user data for AI purposes, with the company maintaining that it remained committed to user privacy and transparency.
A proposed class action lawsuit against LinkedIn
Accusing the platform of misusing Premium customers’ private messages for AI training, has been dismissed.
The plaintiff, Alessandro De La Torre, voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit just nine days after filing it in the San Jose, California federal court. This move came after LinkedIn firmly stated that the allegations were baseless.
The lawsuit had claimed that LinkedIn violated user privacy by allegedly sharing private messages with third parties for generative AI model training, despite promising to use personal data only for improving its services. Concerns were raised when LinkedIn updated its privacy policy in September, revealing that past AI training would not be affected by a new account setting to prevent data sharing.
Eli Wade-Scott, managing partner at Edelson PC and the plaintiff’s attorney, acknowledged that LinkedIn had provided evidence demonstrating it did not use private messages for AI training. He stated, “LinkedIn’s delayed disclosures left consumers concerned and confused about how their data was being used for AI. However, users can take comfort in knowing that LinkedIn has assured us that private messages were never used for such purposes. We appreciate the professionalism of LinkedIn’s legal team.”
Sarah Wight, LinkedIn’s vice president and legal counsel, reiterated in a LinkedIn post that the company never used customers’ private messages for AI training, emphasizing, “We never did that.”
This dismissal puts an end to concerns surrounding LinkedIn’s handling of private user data for AI purposes, with the company maintaining that it remained committed to user privacy and transparency.
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