BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 days agoYou have one week to opt out or become fodder for LinkedIn AI trainingwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkYou have one week to opt out or become fodder for LinkedIn AI trainingwww.theregister.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoYou know what works even better? Deleting your LinkedIn account.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 days agoThere’s no guarantee that deleting your account actually deletes your data. They will probably keep it and use it to train their AI.
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoNo guarantee, but if we all delete our accounts, they’ll shut down that cesspool and we can all move on with our lives.
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoYMMV I guess, but among the thousands of applications I’ve submitted looking for work, LinkedIn helped exactly buttkiss percent. The job search system is completely broken, and a terrible platform like LinkedIn isn’t helping.
minus-squareBo7a@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoFirst - I love the word buttkiss. And a friendly note - You probably meant to use the word “bupkis” which is the yiddish word for ‘nothing’ or ‘nonsense’
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoYou’re right. I’m gonna keep saying buttkiss though.
You know what works even better?
Deleting your LinkedIn account.
There’s no guarantee that deleting your account actually deletes your data. They will probably keep it and use it to train their AI.
No guarantee, but if we all delete our accounts, they’ll shut down that cesspool and we can all move on with our lives.
Good luck finding a job…
YMMV I guess, but among the thousands of applications I’ve submitted looking for work, LinkedIn helped exactly buttkiss percent. The job search system is completely broken, and a terrible platform like LinkedIn isn’t helping.
First - I love the word buttkiss.
And a friendly note - You probably meant to use the word “bupkis” which is the yiddish word for ‘nothing’ or ‘nonsense’
You’re right.
I’m gonna keep saying buttkiss though.