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I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

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Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

My assumption was that it was an intelligence platform first. Just like Skype, Microsoft decided to randomly buy it. It amazing really. If you reached out to people and asked them for the information and graph that LinkedIn maintains, most employers would fire them.

> My assumption was that it was an intelligence platform first. What do you mean by "intelligence platform"?

Spyware

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#92
Through extensive data harvesting, and exchanging and partnering across thousands of such data miners, I suspect that by now, the graph of identities and fingerpinted devices must be practically complete. That means that all your actions on the internet can be tracked back, via device fingerprinting and cookie networks, to your physical identity. Great milestone for the surveillance states.

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#93
post #36

A good reminder of how things actually work, but the article could use some more balancing… > Let that sink in. You scanned your European passport for a European professional network, and your data went exclusively to North American companies. Not a single EU-based subprocessor in the chain. LinkedIn is an American product. The EU has had 20 years to create an equally successful and popular product, which it failed t…

That response reeks of astonishing arrogance. It doesn’t surprise me that nearly 50% of Americans voted for Donald Trump he perfectly embodies that mindset. Do you genuinely believe you are superior to the rest of the world? What you call “innovation” or a “better product” is often nothing more than the creation of dominant market positions through massive, capital deployment, followed by straightforward rent extract…

The strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must.

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#94
Thanks for writing this up. I didn't realize the privacy rot went so deep.

Aside from their AI-slopped newsfeed (F@#$!!!) which should have died long ago, this is atrocious. "Enshittification" was created just for this. Sorry, I got sidetracked.

Isn't there anyone from LinkedIn here??

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#95
post #81

As a European citizen I hope it becomes law to have this data processed in the EU rather than the US.

It would be even better if the law enforced that this kind of data could only be used for the stated business need (the basic identity verification), and not be stored or used/shared with anyone else. If anyone is caught violating a law like this, throw the entire c-suite in prison for 10 years.

I’m so tired of all these covert ops run by these businesses. They aren’t going to stop until there is a heavy price to pay.

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#97
post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That response reeks of astonishing arrogance. It doesn’t surprise me that nearly 50% of Americans voted for Donald Trump he perfectly embodies that mindset. Do you genuinely believe you are superior to the rest of the world? What you call “innovation” or a “better product” is often nothing more than the creation of dominant market positions through massive, capital deployment, followed by straightforward rent extract…

Maybe 30% of Americans voted for Donald Trump. This response reeks of ignorance and hubris. > Do you genuinely believe you are superior to the rest of the world? This assertion wasn't made, in any way, by the person you're replying to, and it sounds as though it's being asked in anger. This entire conversation has been about data privacy and stewardship. The OP has pointed out, correctly, that there's nothing that ha…

>Maybe 30% of Americans voted for Donald Trump

If you don't vote, you don't count.

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

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post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That response reeks of astonishing arrogance. It doesn’t surprise me that nearly 50% of Americans voted for Donald Trump he perfectly embodies that mindset. Do you genuinely believe you are superior to the rest of the world? What you call “innovation” or a “better product” is often nothing more than the creation of dominant market positions through massive, capital deployment, followed by straightforward rent extract…

Maybe 30% of Americans voted for Donald Trump. This response reeks of ignorance and hubris. > Do you genuinely believe you are superior to the rest of the world? This assertion wasn't made, in any way, by the person you're replying to, and it sounds as though it's being asked in anger. This entire conversation has been about data privacy and stewardship. The OP has pointed out, correctly, that there's nothing that ha…

Trump received 77,284,118 votes, representing 49.8% of the ballots cast for president. The 30% figure you mention refes to the share of the total voting-eligible population, including those who did not vote. A national poll conducted on February 16–18 found that 42.4% approve of Trump’s job performance, while 54.6% disapprove. Whether you accept it or not and whether you are a Democrat or Republican Trump now is the face of America and most of Europeans are of the same opinion.

Regardless of the fact that LinkedIn is an American company, it is required to comply with the GDPR when operating within the European Union. I am not a lawyer, but I don't believe that there is evidence of full compliance here.

Re: I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

#100
I'm glad the absurdity of verification is getting attention. I was "forced" to verify by Linkedin to unlock my account. It was last year, and I had left my previous job, but I had not yet lined up a new job. So one of the only times in my career I might actually get value from Linkedin, they locked me out, removed my profile, and told me if I wanted back in, I'd have to verify. I felt helpless and disgusted.

I gave in and verified. Persona was the vendor then too. Their web app required me to look straight forward into my camera, then turn my head to the left and right. To me it felt like a blatant data collection scheme rather than something that is providing security. I couldn't find anyone talking about this online at the time.

I ended up finding a job through my Linkedin network that I don't think I could have found any other way. I don't know if it was worth getting "verified".

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Related: something else that I find weird. After the Linkedin verification incident, my family went to Europe. When we returned to the US, the immigration agent had my wife and I look into a web cam, then he greeted my wife and I by name without handling our passports. He had to ask for the passport of our 7 month old son. They clearly have some kind of photo recognition software. Where did they get the data for that? I am not enrolled in Global Entry nor TSA PreCheck. I doubt my passport photo alone is enough data for photo recognition.

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