LinkedIn Social Plugins

Overview

LinkedIn's JavaScript SDK for embedding social plugins (Share buttons, Follow buttons, profile badges) on third-party websites. Distinct from the LinkedIn Insight Tag - this SDK provides social interaction features rather than advertising conversion tracking. The CJEU Fashion ID ruling (C-40/17), while decided on Facebook Social Plugins, establishes the principle that website operators embedding any social plugin are joint controllers with the social network for the data collection triggered by the plugin.

Detection capabilities

Performance impact

Common mistakes

• 1Confusing LinkedIn Social Plugins with the LinkedIn Insight Tag - social plugins embed profile badges and share buttons, while the Insight Tag (px.ads.linkedin.com) is an advertising pixel with significantly different privacy implications
• 2Loading the platform SDK without consent - similar to Meta Social Plugins, the CJEU Fashion ID ruling (C-40/17) established that website operators are joint controllers for data collection triggered by embedded social plugins
• 3Not disclosing the joint controllership obligation in the privacy notice as required by Fashion ID (C-40/17)
• 4Embedding LinkedIn profile badges on pages with sensitive content without assessing whether linking visitors to professional profiles is appropriate

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