LinkedIn has experienced substantial growth in recent years, but they seem to be overstepping their bounds in certain areas. I'd argue that they've experienced

LinkedIn has experienced substantial growth in recent years, but they seem to be overstepping their bounds in certain areas. I'd argue that they've experienced substantial growth precisely because they overstep their bounds. They're actively rewarded for engaging in this kind of behavior, and they rarely (if ever) face any real consequences when they take it too far. And despite the occasional angry blog post, it will continue until there's some sort of mass exodus of users—and even that would most likely be brought on by simple network effects rather than any sort of collective concern for privacy.