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After my own attempts, I concluded that LinkedIn doesn't meet my expectations for privacy, so I don't use LinkedIn. Per your standards, you also don't think Lin
by electromech 4y ago
After my own attempts, I concluded that LinkedIn doesn't meet my expectations for privacy, so I don't use LinkedIn. Per your standards, you also don't think LinkedIn sufficiently values your privacy (or your time), so why keep using it?
> It MUST somehow be possible to balance the need for a reasonable level of privacy with the need of having a LinkedIn account
1. You do not "need" a LinkedIn account. Lots of people use it, some even like it, but you don't have to. I don't.
2. Why "must" that balance be possible? Many privacy-conscious people don't use social media sites like LinkedIn. LinkedIn doesn't have to accommodate us, and we don't have to bend to them either.
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