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I've deleted my LinkedIn account the same day I found my data and trust were sold out to MS without my consent. And I don't feel I'm missing anything.

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you may be shocked to learn that your consent is not required in order for one company to buy another.

For transferring his data, it should be. It's his data not theirs to leak.

in an ideal world, yes, and we do not live in an ideal world, unfortunately.

I just don't like the fact that most people find it approprate to be treated as goods on sale and the only choice we have is "take it or leave it".

I deleted mine after their class action lawsuit.

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