Noyb files GDPR complaint against LinkedIn over paywalled profile visitor data
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Brandon Vigliarolo
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Summary
An article about how LinkedIn's practice of withholding profile visitor data from non-premium users may violate GDPR Article 15, which grants users the right to access all personal data a company holds about them. The privacy advocacy group Noyb (None of Your Business) has filed a complaint arguing that LinkedIn's paywalled access to profile visitor information constitutes selling users' own data back to them, potentially setting a legal precedent in the EU regarding how companies treat customer data they've processed.
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A LinkedIn feature the average non-paying user likely only glances past could end up setting a legal precedent in the EU regarding how companies treat customer data that they've processed
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