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A side note about closing accounts. I keep a list of services I closed or asked for my account to be removed and forgot. Today you even often have to make an a

by zeroq 2y ago

A side note about closing accounts. I keep a list of services I closed or asked for my account to be removed and forgot. Today you even often have to make an account to take a look at a tech demo, because the author tries to avoid abuse of their AI service key they used for such demo. After about two years many of these services start sending me messages again. Sometimes it turns out that the account is active again. Recently a recruiter send me an email with a standard cold call: "I have a position that will be a perfect fit for you". I asked where she got my contact and how's that position be a perfect fit, trying to get a feel what she actually knows about me. She said she got the my profile from LinkedIn. When I asked her to post me a link to my profile it turned out the profile was closed. Somehow LI kept the profile and shared my details when she used some recruiter features. ;)

RandomBacon 2y ago
LinkedIn also starts spamming you after X months/years since you last clicked "unsubscribe" (at least twice that I can recall, so probably "years") They are absolute trash, scum of the earth, when it comes to respecting users (Nextdoor does the same, they did it more often at first, I think every six months).
- silisili 2y ago
  I still remember when I first signed up for LinkedIn years ago on my phone. Following the default flow and not paying much attention, it sent connection invitations to seemingly everyone I'd ever had gmail correspondence with. Sure it's my fault for not paying attention, but what kind of default is that?
  - porridgeraisin 2y ago
    > what kind of default is that? The Microsoft kind
    - scott_w 2y ago
      LinkedIn was doing this long before MS bought them. Abusing your contact list is their specialty and one of the ways they grew so quickly.
      - jwalton 2y ago
        This is why the LinkedIn app is and will always be banned from my phone.
WhyNotHugo 2y ago
I ensured that my LinkedIn email was set to private and set it to a unique address not used anywhere else. I still get emails from recruiters a couple of times a month. LinkedIn leaks your private data even if instructed not to do so.

by zeroq 2y ago

RandomBacon 2y ago

LinkedIn also starts spamming you after X months/years since you last clicked "unsubscribe" (at least twice that I can recall, so probably "years") They are absolute trash, scum of the earth, when it comes to respecting users (Nextdoor does the same, they did it more often at first, I think every six months).

silisili 2y ago
I still remember when I first signed up for LinkedIn years ago on my phone. Following the default flow and not paying much attention, it sent connection invitations to seemingly everyone I'd ever had gmail correspondence with. Sure it's my fault for not paying attention, but what kind of default is that?
- porridgeraisin 2y ago
  > what kind of default is that? The Microsoft kind
  - scott_w 2y ago
    LinkedIn was doing this long before MS bought them. Abusing your contact list is their specialty and one of the ways they grew so quickly.
    - jwalton 2y ago
      This is why the LinkedIn app is and will always be banned from my phone.

WhyNotHugo 2y ago

I ensured that my LinkedIn email was set to private and set it to a unique address not used anywhere else. I still get emails from recruiters a couple of times a month. LinkedIn leaks your private data even if instructed not to do so.