Economics
LinkedIn Will Allow Economics Researchers to Mine Its Data
- Says controls will prevent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica repeat
- Academics will have access to aggregate, anonymized info
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Once upon a time, Facebook Inc. allowed academic researchers access to its data. We know how that story ends: with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Now LinkedIn Corp., the professional social networking site owned by Microsoft Corp., says it will open its vast trove of data to academic researchers.