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New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by fogetti »

stuff4ben wrote: post #9

But is this really a problem? LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself", presumably to get a job. With the exception of my phone number, I'm ok with the world knowing this information about me. It's the equivalent of a phone book and I'm putting myself out there and advertising myself in the hopes of getting a job.

Well I can see your point, but this is not exactly the same.

As a thought experiment imagine that someone now builds a website called Linkedout and they post your profile with a layover animation resembling a big red stamp which reads 'Slacker'. I guess you are not OK with THAT information about you.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by emodendroket »

southerntofu wrote: post #20
stuff4ben wrote: post #9

But is this really a problem? LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself", presumably to get a job. With the exception of my phone number, I'm ok with the world knowing this information about me. It's the equivalent of a phone book and I'm putting myself out there and advertising myself in the hopes of getting a job.

> LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself" Not anymore, really. For years now you can't view someone's profile without logging in.

Yeah but the people who want to find you there have accounts.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by emodendroket »

whoomp12342 wrote: post #37
stuff4ben wrote: post #9

But is this really a problem? LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself", presumably to get a job. With the exception of my phone number, I'm ok with the world knowing this information about me. It's the equivalent of a phone book and I'm putting myself out there and advertising myself in the hopes of getting a job.

My understanding is that it was "advertise yourself within your network". I dont want my name and face on a billboard for just anyone.... Also, keep in mind that LI has contact information and passwords people might re-use

Not really. Anyone who has an account can see profile. It's been a go-to for journalists for a long time.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by specialist »

FWIW, I've been scrubbing my social profiles. LinkedIn, Yelp, Facebook, etc.

Barest of bones. Removing all connections, photos, posts, personal details. (I know the damage is already done. The aggregators never really delete anything.)

Why not just out right delete my profiles? I'm squatting. To ensure they're not used as socket puppets.

After a beloved coworker passed, their profile got highjacked. Ten years later, I'm still so angry about it that I could just spit.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by nuker »

stuff4ben wrote: post #9

But is this really a problem? LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself", presumably to get a job. With the exception of my phone number, I'm ok with the world knowing this information about me. It's the equivalent of a phone book and I'm putting myself out there and advertising myself in the hopes of getting a job.

> With the exception of my phone number

You can get it from 2019 FB leak of 533M accounts, dumped for free this April. My boss is in there and phone number is correct.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by xpe »

kleinsch wrote: post #8

Where are all the folks who were complaining about the LinkedIn anti-scraping court case destroying the open web? This is what LinkedIn is fighting against.

> Where are all the folks who were complaining about the LinkedIn anti-scraping court case destroying the open web? This is what LinkedIn is fighting against.

I find comments of the form "where are all the folks who were complaining..." to be tiresome. Asking "where are all the folks" suggest that "all the folks" don't exist because... you don't see them on Hacker News? ... because ... you want to make a dig at LinkedIn? ... because [reasons]?

Unless I'm missing something (let me know), this comment seems like a rant based on speculation. Why believe a hacker who says they got this from scraping?

I'm not defending LinkedIn, to be clear. I'm asking for more {elaboration, logic, specificity} and less rhetoric in the comments here.

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