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Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by reg_dunlop »

traderj0e wrote: post #217
reg_dunlop wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well I guess we have a possible reason why LI is still relevant. This suggest then that the relevance of any solution would need to appease the employers... yet here we are trying to build/design something for employees first.

Right, the website being annoying doesn't really matter compared to the network quality. One thing I've considered, what if there were a site where you could rep trusted people anonymously? Then employers (or buyers etc) can see if there's some path from themselves to the candidate, at least to know they aren't some total rando who could be a scammer. The thing is, it's hard to obfuscate the reps if you're answering…

I really like the anonymous angle. Suspending the unspoken reality of bias and profiling by employers, the point of job postings is to fill a skill void, I think. The idea of embellishing the recommendations seems like it would require some sort of validation of the recommendation giver...so yeah, eventually there needs to be some verifiabilty.

Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by KetoManx64 »

aryonoco wrote: post #121
frogperson wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I choose not to work at places like linked in, meta, or any place that accepts Saudi or Israeli funding. It makes it a little harder to find a job, but i sleep better at night.

For similar reasons, I have been working in the public sector (Australian state government) for the past 5 years and couldn’t be happier. I’m lucky that I’m in a team which is hands on and does a lot of very interesting things. From building CRUD apps which are used in management and response to bushfires (wildfires) to more interesting things like building a datalake which amalgamates and stores weather data from mu…

> and I get to sleep at night knowing that unlike my previous jobs, this time I am not just making someone who is already uber rich, richer.

You can provide value in the free market, or you can work in a public sector where the people paying your salary have no choice but pay their taxes to cover your salary or risk going to prison.

Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by 1vuio0pswjnm7 »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #194
traderj0e wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a different primary source though

It's not clear to me what "[dupe]" means on HN anymore It is being used, e.g., by this commenter, where the URLs and the target page content for each submission differ Moreover, HN allows duplicate submissions under some circumstances, where the URLs are exactly the same. If the submissions are relatively far apart in time sometimes the moderator or a commenter will reply with "Previous discussion". More recently, a…

There is more to HN than just discussion. It's been called a "news aggregator" but it could be different things to different people

I prefer to read the submitted stories ("news") more than the replies, if any. I enjoy reading multiple stories on the same topic as they may include different presentation of the facts and sometimes different perspectives. Not to mention there are sometimes technical differences in news websites, e.g., some news websites suck more than others. Before the internet, I would read several newspapers each day. I would intentionally read multiple news reports of the same story

Others may prefer HN _discussion_, which only occurs on a minority of stories

NB. Most HN users do not submit replies and engage in discussion. They are readers and/or voters only

A small number of HN commenters, or maybe the moderators, might try to preempt or redirect potential discussion, or otherwise manipulate it to meet their preferences or goals

C'est la vie. Have at it

But I think "dupe" means duplicate. As in duplicate URLs. Others seem to agree. I appreciate the clarification

Using that term to refer to something else related to _potential discussion_ is subjective and inaccurate, maybe even deceptive, an attempt to "dupe" the reader, pun intended

Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by maelito »

booi wrote: post #39
maelito wrote: post #15

Well, I deleted my Linkedin account and life is better now.

That's big talk coming from someone who currently has a job. getting a job without a linkedin account isn't that straightforward.

I don't have a job. But yes, 80 % of people or more have a job. Please talk about their presence on Linkedin and how they force others to stay.

Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by traderj0e »

reg_dunlop wrote: post #221
traderj0e wrote: post #217

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right, the website being annoying doesn't really matter compared to the network quality. One thing I've considered, what if there were a site where you could rep trusted people anonymously? Then employers (or buyers etc) can see if there's some path from themselves to the candidate, at least to know they aren't some total rando who could be a scammer. The thing is, it's hard to obfuscate the reps if you're answering…

I really like the anonymous angle. Suspending the unspoken reality of bias and profiling by employers, the point of job postings is to fill a skill void, I think. The idea of embellishing the recommendations seems like it would require some sort of validation of the recommendation giver...so yeah, eventually there needs to be some verifiabilty.

There is one piece of non-anonymity, you know who you're repping. The system only cares if there's a path from you to the target, so there will never be a path from you to a bot unless a real person you indirectly know reps a bot. 1000 bots can rep each other and nobody will care.

Re: LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions

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Post by matof »

frogperson wrote: post #16
3dsnano wrote: post #13

friends, WHEN you are asked to implement something like this at your job, which will you choose: object (& hold ground, loose job) OR comply (& keep job) as practitioners, where do we hold the line between telemetry and surveillance?

I choose not to work at places like linked in, meta, or any place that accepts Saudi or Israeli funding. It makes it a little harder to find a job, but i sleep better at night.

Agree, having a strong moral compass is a must have yet becoming more and more important. Very easy to say, incredibly hard to execute when the offer is big enough...
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