Cybersecurity Policy Report, LinkedIn’s Plans to Train AI with Users’ Content Scrutinized in Norway, (Sep 24, 2025)
The Norwegian data protection authority, Datatilsynet, has announced that LinkedIn recently updated its terms of service in Norway and the European Economic Area (EEA) to advise users that the company will now train its artificial intelligence (AI) models with their data.
The training is scheduled to begin on Nov. 3, with the stated purpose of improving LinkedIn’s generative AI service, Datatilsynet explained in a news release. Personal data used in the training “may include information from your profile and content you share on the platform” and includes information that has already been posted as well as content shared in the future, it said.
Users that do not want to have their personal data used to train LinkedIn’s AI service must actively turn off the feature in settings, Datatilsynet noted. Users can opt out by using the e-mail address associated with their LinkedIn profile and selecting “Objection to data use to train AI models that create content" from the drop-down menu.
Datatilsynet notes that there are still unresolved questions about the planned training and, in cooperation with other data protection authorities in the EEA, has asked for clarifications from LinkedIn.
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