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Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by brador » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 6:48 PM UTC

baddox wrote: post #17

bendangelo wrote: post #8

I unsubscribed from all emails and still get them.

I believe that's how LinkedIn works, but it's also the case even when attempting to permanently delete your account. I finally managed to successfully delete my LinkedIn account around 8 months ago, but then recently I accidentally followed a link to a LinkedIn page on my work machine, and apparently there was still a cookie around, so LinkedIn was kind enough to reactivate my account without warning. And oh how the…

Might be faster to just sue. If it's spam then there's laws to stop that. Plus juicy cash incentive if you win, and they might settle to stop the wave that follows if you win.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by christinac » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 6:49 PM UTC

the first time i followed these steps, i got a "sorry, your preferences can't be saved because you need to verify one of your email addresses" – which honestly felt about right.

fortunately it worked the second time.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by eksith » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:04 PM UTC

baddox wrote: post #17

bendangelo wrote: post #8

I unsubscribed from all emails and still get them.

I believe that's how LinkedIn works, but it's also the case even when attempting to permanently delete your account. I finally managed to successfully delete my LinkedIn account around 8 months ago, but then recently I accidentally followed a link to a LinkedIn page on my work machine, and apparently there was still a cookie around, so LinkedIn was kind enough to reactivate my account without warning. And oh how the…

Oh, it's a lot worse than that :

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/linkedin-sued-hacki...

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by 3327 » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:12 PM UTC

Thank you for your service to humanity.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by Cherian_Abraham » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:13 PM UTC

Someone..please do one for Redbox. I am tired of getting spammed everytime I rent a movie.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by Gonzih » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:36 PM UTC

Well for me linkedin was pointless and annoying so I deleted my account. No regrets. Happy. And still alive.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by lttlrck » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:43 PM UTC

That's the first thing I've ever shared on LinkedIn.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by baby » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:45 PM UTC

What about Google+ and Facebook? Although I would argue Google+ is the worse one since it automatically add you to every notification possible when you only want to sign up for a Mail Account.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by latraveler » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 7:56 PM UTC

It says something that LinkedIn has come to this. I've fiddled with the email settings on almost 10 separate occasions. Those controls do pretty much nothing though, either accidentally or intentionally.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Post by reddit_clone » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 8:01 PM UTC

hosay123 wrote: post #19

devindotcom wrote: post #13

I left linkedin a long time ago but I still get emails when someone wants to connect. I must have opted out of those a dozen times! Nope, still get 'em. Also, pedant speaking here, "in one click" isn't really an accurate description of this process.

Just mark as spam, life's too short

Actually since Gmail now has three tabs and the linkedin emails end up in the 'social' folder, it is less of a bother. Once in a while you go in and mass delete.