Key Points
- LinkedIn will start using member data (profiles, posts, resumes) to train its AI models from November 3, 2025.
- This change affects members in the UK, EU, EEA, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong, and is enabled by default.
- Members must manually opt out through their account settings under “Data for Generative AI Improvement.”
- Opting out only stops future data collection for AI training; data collected before November 3, 2025, will remain.
Back in September 2025, LinkedIn announced plans to train its artificial intelligence models using member profiles, posts, resumes, and public activity. This means data from members in the United Kingdom, the European Union, the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong will be included.
These changes will go into effect on November 3, 2025, and will be turned on by default. If you don’t want your data used for this, you’ll need to opt out manually.
LinkedIn’s support page explains: “For members in the EU, EEA, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong, on November 3, 2025, we’ll start to use some data from members in these regions to train content-generating AI models… We rely on legitimate interest to process your data for this purpose. You can opt out anytime in your settings if you’d prefer not to have your data used in this way.” You can find more details in LinkedIn’s FAQ.
The company is using “legitimate interest” as its basis for automatically enabling this feature under data protection law, provided members can opt out.
To opt out, go to your account settings. Look for “Data privacy” under “How LinkedIn uses your data,” and then find the “Data for Generative AI Improvement” setting. Opting out will stop LinkedIn from using data collected after November 3, 2025. However, any information gathered before that date will still be in the AI training environment. So, if you want to prevent your data from being used at all, you need to act now.
If you want to take your objection further, you can use the LinkedIn Data Processing Objection form. This option covers data used to train both content-generating and other machine learning models. LinkedIn also says that users under 18 will not be included in AI training.
This change is part of Microsoft-owned LinkedIn’s plan to integrate AI into features such as job matching and writing suggestions. Other social media platforms are doing similar things. Meta, for example, made a similar move last year for Facebook and Instagram after a regulatory review.
If you care about your privacy, checking and changing your settings before November 3, 2025, is the best way to keep your data out of these AI training systems.
