This affects both personal and corporate accounts. Here’s what’s changing, why it matters for your organisation, and how to opt out in under a minute.
Privacy update • Effective: November 3, 2025 • Regions: EU/EEA, UK, CH, CA, HK (regional variations apply)
What’s changing
- From November 3, 2025, LinkedIn will start using certain member data — such as profiles, posts, resumes and public activity — to train generative AI models.
- The setting “Use my data for training content-creation AI models” is ON by default (opt-out required).
- Private messages, salary data and other highly sensitive fields are excluded, per LinkedIn’s documentation.
Why this matters for your business
- Recruiting, marketing and executive profiles may feed model training unless settings are updated.
- You may need to update internal privacy notices and staff guidance to stay transparent and compliant.
- If you operate in multiple regions, ensure consistent policy and settings across jurisdictions.
How to opt out (≈60 seconds)
- Open Settings & Privacy in LinkedIn.
- Go to Data privacy → Data for Generative AI Improvement.
- Toggle off “Use my data for training content-creation AI models”.
- Ask your team to do the same (especially recruiters and page admins).
Copy-paste staff notice template
Subject: Action required — LinkedIn AI data setting
Message: LinkedIn will begin using certain public/profile data to train AI models from Nov 3, 2025.
Please open Settings > Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement and switch off
“Use my data for training content-creation AI models” if you do not want your data included. This applies to all
employees using LinkedIn for work (recruiting, marketing, sales).
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Disclaimer: This post provides general information and is not legal advice. Check LinkedIn’s latest policy pages for your region and consult counsel for requirements specific to your organisation.
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