Please check out the article in case I missed anything. Assuming you need to keep your account for work, here are the direct links for each step (or instructions where a direct link is not possible):
- Go to this page and turn it off: www.linkedin.com/…/data-for-ai-improvement
- Submit this form: www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-DPRO
In addition:
- check this page for other privacy settings: www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/…/privacy
- Delete unnecessary personal information:
Profile image>Manage>Posts and ActivityProfile image>View Profile> remove anything you don’t need to include- Go to this page and delete old resumes: www.linkedin.com/jobs/application-settings/^___^
Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why is this shit always opt-out?
Are they afraid it’s a shit feature, so no one would be want to opt in?
renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 2 weeks ago
Because Techbros really struggle with consent.
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
This dates tactic predates the internet.
Cable, telephone and banks used to do this regularly.
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
In a word, yes.
They know it benefits them more than us, so they make it opt-out.
Tanoh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They also know that just a tiny tiny percentage of users will go into settings, and even less actually change something.
TheOneCurly@feddit.online 2 weeks ago
It reframes a thing as your fault if you miss the opt-out window. They are blame free and you failed to protect yourself.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because we live in corporate dictatorships with the illusion of “democracy”.
Wait until you find out how most regulations are enforced by “self-reporting”… the honor system, lol.