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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about how LinkedIn allegedly shares users\u2019 private messages and personal data with third parties to train AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdxevpzy3yko<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Explain the \u201cStored Communications Act<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cIt seeks $1,000 (\u00a3812) per user for alleged violations of the US federal Stored Communications Act<\/strong> as well as an unspecified amount for breach of contract and California’s unfair competition law.<\/em>\u201c Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cfalse claim<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cA LinkedIn spokesperson told BBC News that “these are false claims<\/strong> with no merit\u201d.\u201d<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto<\/strong> cover one\u2019s tracks<\/strong>\u201d mean? “LinkedIn’s actions indicate a pattern of attempting to cover its tracks<\/strong>,” the lawsuit said.\u201d<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your thoughts on this news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What is your opinion on platforms\/apps enabling user data sharing for AI purposes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your point of view on this, \u201cLawsuit accuses LinkedIn of trying to conceal its actions but the firm says the claims are false.<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you believe that this lawsuit will stand up in court? Explain your viewpoint. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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