LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members

Post by whiddershins » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 6:57 AM UTC

shshhdhs wrote: post #23

whiddershins wrote: post #19

I am 99% sure LinkedIN used my IP address to match with my second floor neighbor, despite their claims that they would never use IP address as a connection data point. I was sharing my wifi for a brief period with my neighbors on the second floor. My neighbor had a new room mate. The guy was from another country. He didn't work in the same industry I do. I didn't have any of his contact information anywhere on any of…

Are you connected on LinkedIn with your neighbor? Because if your neighbor was connected with him, that could be how it happened. I think it will show if any of your connections know him (up to 3 hops away), but you might need to visit his profile to see that info (I don’t use LinkedIn often but noticed that feature before).

Post by travem » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 6:59 AM UTC

downandout wrote: post #9

LinkedIn's growth, much like Facebook's, can mostly be attributed to the use of its "contact importer," which seems to have been where the 18M email addresses came from. Generally speaking, you should read the fine print when using such "features". I do see an issue with part of this complaint: storing hashed emails and uploading those to use for targeted advertisements. The general consensus seems to be that even un…

Post by paavoova » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 7:06 AM UTC

zeroname wrote: post #7

paavoova wrote: post #3

we also identified one further area where we could improve data privacy for non-members And what about members? It's utterly horrifying that a professional has to sell themselves on glorified social media and all its nefarious practices just to give themselves a change on the job market.

> And what about members? Presumably, they agreed to this. > It's utterly horrifying that a professional has to sell themselves on glorified social media and all its nefarious practices just to give themselves a change on the job market. I would say that's a gravely mistaken belief.

Post by synaesthesisx » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 7:21 AM UTC

clumsysmurf wrote: post #26

whiddershins wrote: post #19

I am 99% sure LinkedIN used my IP address to match with my second floor neighbor, despite their claims that they would never use IP address as a connection data point. I was sharing my wifi for a brief period with my neighbors on the second floor. My neighbor had a new room mate. The guy was from another country. He didn't work in the same industry I do. I didn't have any of his contact information anywhere on any of…

linkedIn was suggesting people that were using the same wifi network as I was. I thought this was spooky — I could see more info about my hotel guests than they probably realized.

Post by avip » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 7:30 AM UTC

harshulpandav wrote: post #38

Unrelated but I'd like take this opportunity to write that the "switch to our app" popup on the LinkedIn mobile site is super annoying. It shows up every time I open the site on mobile browser. On several occasions in attempts of closing the popup I've accidentally clicked on advertisements (Promoted posts) or 'liked' someone's post. And then you see more such promoted posts as they think you like them. If anyone fro…