In the EU, LinkedIn says they rely on "legitimate interest" as legal basis.

I would love to see this get litigated.

I a legitimately interested in any economic activity that reassigns your resources to my own assets, at a cost cheaper than it cost to acquire them.

Is that an appropriate legitimate interest or do we need to split hairs?

There is a difference between "giving" and "taking".

	▲	lovich 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There is! And my company has a legitimate interest in taking if the opportunity presents itself. We are a paper clip maximizing operation, not a charity