Why do you want to avoid letting others know that you looked at their profile? I actually made a few business relationships just because someone looked at my pr

Why do you want to avoid letting others know that you looked at their profile? I actually made a few business relationships just because someone looked at my profile and I looked at theirs or vice-versa and one of us reached out to the other. There is no way to form a relationship even if there is potential for a mutually beneficial partnership if you keep yourself anonymous because other person wouldn't know who looked at them. If like most of HN, you are interested in startups and entrepreneurship, I will suggest you do not anonymize your profile. As an example, just a couple of months ago, I viewed profile of a CMU faculty who previously sold a few startups in the same industry vertical as my personal project. He noticed that I checked his profile, reviewed my profile and personal project and reached out to me. We exchanged a few emails and talked on the phone once. Recently, he brought me a very warm lead that could potentially become a very profitable customer for my personal project. And, all this wouldn't have happened if I kept my profile private.