B2 – Upper Intermediate
The world’s largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn, faces a lawsuit filed by their premium users alleging the social network website to be sharing said premium subscribers’ private messages and personal data with other third-party companies in order to train artificial intelligence (AI).
Read more about how LinkedIn allegedly shares users’ private messages and personal data with third parties to train AI.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxevpzy3yko
Vocabulary Questions:
- Explain the “Stored Communications Act”. “It seeks $1,000 (£812) per user for alleged violations of the US federal Stored Communications Act as well as an unspecified amount for breach of contract and California’s unfair competition law.“ Use it in a sentence.
- What does “false claim” mean? “A LinkedIn spokesperson told BBC News that “these are false claims with no merit”.” Use this phrase in a sentence.
- What does “to cover one’s tracks” mean? “LinkedIn’s actions indicate a pattern of attempting to cover its tracks,” the lawsuit said.” Use this idiom in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- Share your thoughts on this news.
- What is your opinion on platforms/apps enabling user data sharing for AI purposes?
- Share your point of view on this, “Lawsuit accuses LinkedIn of trying to conceal its actions but the firm says the claims are false.”.
- Do you believe that this lawsuit will stand up in court? Explain your viewpoint.