I closed my LI account last year as I don't derive any benefit from it and was irked by the constant Social Network -like prods it gave me. 32 days later - 2 d

I closed my LI account last year as I don't derive any benefit from it and was irked by the constant Social Network -like prods it gave me. 32 days later - 2 days after they say they'll permanently delete your details - I found myself having to sign up for it again as someone in Asia had decided to promote themselves as a director in my business. The only way I could get him booted off was by joining up again so I could prove who I was (no such proof required for my apparent boss..). The odd thing was, it still had quite a lot of my details kept on file, despite having suggested they'd all be deleted. Now I just ignore its regular emails, including the 10 desperate pleas I've had this year asking if I know someone I once interviewed with about 18 years ago and who evidently still has my email in their address book.