Who owns an employee’s LinkedIn contacts

Who owns an employee’s LinkedIn contacts if they were created as a result of their employment?

Is it the employer or the employee?

LinkedIn contacts are key for many employers, as they may use LinkedIn to generate new business contacts.

Departing employees could use the LinkedIn contacts that they created during their employment for their own, or a competitors’ benefit. So many employers will want their employment contractual terms and procedures to protect their business and its intellectual property.

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