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zkmon 4 hours ago

Going by that logic, they shouldn't be selling your data to their premium users. Either way, LinkedIn is on the wrong footing.

nananana9 3 hours ago | parent [-]

They can spin it as "the list of profiles you visit is your data", this list they'll probably give you if requested, but in addition they're also willing to sell you others' data (the list of people who visit you).

Not precisely a nice way to put it, but it seems consistent to me.

luma 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It falls on its face as soon as they offer to sell that data to someone else, which is exactly what they're doing. Can't have it both ways.

Ravus 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person" - GDPR article 4

Data often pertains to multiple people (trivial case: direct messages between two users); the rights of GDPR apply to your data, regardless of whether it also pertains to multiple others, subject to some restrictions to safeguard the rights of others. Those legal restrictions clearly don't apply because you could pay to obtain that access.

LinkedIn would need to prove in court that the list of users who visited your profile is not your data.

Additionally, your profile is undisputably your data. Per article 15 of the GDPR, you have a right to access "the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations".