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US judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data

A US federal judge rules that Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) LinkedIn unit cannot prevent a startup from accessing public profile data, in a test of how much control a social media site can wield over information its users have deemed to be public.

August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017

US judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data

A US federal judge rules that Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) LinkedIn unit cannot prevent a startup from accessing public profile data, in a test of how much control a social media site can wield over information its users have deemed to be public.