I just came across “I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here’s What I Actually Handed Over.” and thought it might be worth sharing
It’s a story of someone just wanting the “verified checkmark” on LinkedIn. Quite legit, right? Just that – afterwards – he started to check which companies his biometric data are now shared with.
17 companies with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Groqcloud on the list. And just as I wanted to mention “Usually — as a company — you have enterprise contracts that the data must not be used for training purposes”, the next surprise comes up. Because by using the system you consent to exactly that – well okay, not consent but “Legitimate interest”.
In the end I agree: the checkmark might not be worth the invest.
Check out the article: https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
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