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This is also a good opportunity to close your LinkedIn account and never look back. Between the password thefts and algorithmically-generated libel, I have no i

This is also a good opportunity to close your LinkedIn account and never look back. Between the password thefts and algorithmically-generated libel, I have no idea why people continue to trust LinkedIn with their data and likeness.

sgustard 10y ago
Don't worry, HN is my go-to source for comments about LinkedIn, Facebook or Google informing me that I should never do business with them.
aggie 10y ago
Because the impact these issues have on most people is very small and LinkedIn is a useful tool for managing a professional network -- one that can make a real difference in finding a new job. To most people, such a tool is not worth giving up merely on principle. I am bothered by LinkedIn's track record, but still find it worthwhile to stick around.
home_boi 10y ago
Because all the information you add to your LinkedIn is public information that you want everyone to see. It's not like Facebook where people can get access to personal photos or intimate conversations.
- facetube 10y ago
  The person in the article didn't post that they were a white supremacist, but somehow LinkedIn communicated that to the world. The issue isn't that they're making information you added public, it's that they're making up information about you.
rspeer 10y ago
If you close your account, they'll probably still use your data and then you won't have a way to tell them not to.
Ntrails 10y ago
Linked in got me my current job via a recruiter blind emailing me with a job spec. My entire job hunting process was "connect with a bunch of people, upload my CV to be autoformatted, add a cool picture". From then on I added any recruiter who spoke to me, and got ~1 job spec a week. I'm a lazy man and linkedin provided me a service. PS. They've emailed me to say they'd reset my password, but aren't forcing me to do it as my cookie login or whatever still seems to be valid. "Heh".

sgustard 10y ago

Don't worry, HN is my go-to source for comments about LinkedIn, Facebook or Google informing me that I should never do business with them.

aggie 10y ago

Because the impact these issues have on most people is very small and LinkedIn is a useful tool for managing a professional network -- one that can make a real difference in finding a new job. To most people, such a tool is not worth giving up merely on principle. I am bothered by LinkedIn's track record, but still find it worthwhile to stick around.

home_boi 10y ago

Because all the information you add to your LinkedIn is public information that you want everyone to see. It's not like Facebook where people can get access to personal photos or intimate conversations.

facetube 10y ago
The person in the article didn't post that they were a white supremacist, but somehow LinkedIn communicated that to the world. The issue isn't that they're making information you added public, it's that they're making up information about you.

rspeer 10y ago

If you close your account, they'll probably still use your data and then you won't have a way to tell them not to.

Ntrails 10y ago

Linked in got me my current job via a recruiter blind emailing me with a job spec. My entire job hunting process was "connect with a bunch of people, upload my CV to be autoformatted, add a cool picture". From then on I added any recruiter who spoke to me, and got ~1 job spec a week. I'm a lazy man and linkedin provided me a service. PS. They've emailed me to say they'd reset my password, but aren't forcing me to do it as my cookie login or whatever still seems to be valid. "Heh".