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I'd like to see this issue get more attention. However, I did think this was already known — anecdotally, I've not really been able to view public profiles ≈50%

I'd like to see this issue get more attention. However, I did think this was already known — anecdotally, I've not really been able to view public profiles ≈50% of the time without hitting an auth-wall. What I'd like to know more, is if LinkedIn tracks non-logged-in viewers somehow. I have an inkling there's some kind of cookie-mongering taking place that informs the person's profile that you viewed who you are (if they are able to ascertain that). It's just an inkling, but strong enough to make sure I'm always browsing others' profiles in Incognito.

croisillon 9y ago
there is https://www.linkedin.com/me/profile-views/ https://www.linkedin.com/me/profile-views/ the rule is that if wou wanna see who viewed yours you have to let the viewed profiles know who you are ; conversely if you don't wanna let the viewed profiles know who you are you can not see who viewed yours
justinclift 9y ago
It's definitely a cookie wall of some sort. On the computer I used to access LinkedIn from, I use two browsers. One for general browsing, and one for "more sensitive content" (eg things with passwords). I used to log into LinkedIn with the second one. Trying to look at public LinkedIn profiles using the general browser (which has no LinkedIn cookie) never works. Always shows the log-in-wall. Whereas looking at the exact same profile (cut-n-pasting-the-url) using the browser-used-for-secure-content did always work. 100% reproducible.
- jeromegv 9y ago
  That is so odd. So I use Safari for general browsing. Typically use Chrome in private window but rarely for general browsing (only sometimes). For a while I would always check linkedin profiles from google private window and a google search and it stopped working a few months ago (getting an auth wall). After reading your message, I opened Firefox (which I never use), googled a name, click on the linkedin name, and bang it worked!
  - justinclift 9y ago
    Weird. Yeah, no idea. Sounds like they have some other exceptions in place too then. :) On the other hand I don't use Google any more (mostly StartPage or DDG), which is likely why I hadn't noticed the use-Google workaround.

croisillon 9y ago

there is https://www.linkedin.com/me/profile-views/ https://www.linkedin.com/me/profile-views/ the rule is that if wou wanna see who viewed yours you have to let the viewed profiles know who you are ; conversely if you don't wanna let the viewed profiles know who you are you can not see who viewed yours

justinclift 9y ago

It's definitely a cookie wall of some sort. On the computer I used to access LinkedIn from, I use two browsers. One for general browsing, and one for "more sensitive content" (eg things with passwords). I used to log into LinkedIn with the second one. Trying to look at public LinkedIn profiles using the general browser (which has no LinkedIn cookie) never works. Always shows the log-in-wall. Whereas looking at the exact same profile (cut-n-pasting-the-url) using the browser-used-for-secure-content did always work. 100% reproducible.

jeromegv 9y ago
That is so odd. So I use Safari for general browsing. Typically use Chrome in private window but rarely for general browsing (only sometimes). For a while I would always check linkedin profiles from google private window and a google search and it stopped working a few months ago (getting an auth wall). After reading your message, I opened Firefox (which I never use), googled a name, click on the linkedin name, and bang it worked!
- justinclift 9y ago
  Weird. Yeah, no idea. Sounds like they have some other exceptions in place too then. :) On the other hand I don't use Google any more (mostly StartPage or DDG), which is likely why I hadn't noticed the use-Google workaround.