alt Hacker NewsI mean, LinkedIn themselves were pretty shady before the Microsoft acquisition - multiple privacy violations, email spam, even had a class action lawsuit against them. Microsoft never cared.
And anyone who set up a LinkedIn account knowing all this don't care either. I look at people who're still on LinkedIn the same way as people who're still on Facebook. They don't have my sympathies.
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smackeyacky • today at 5:29 AM
My account is only there so nobody is tempted to squat there on my behalf. Perhaps a minor issue overall but worth considering
lbpdev • today at 5:22 AM
Fair, I guess. So what's a safe site for candidates to find jobs? Indeed isn't much better.
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I basically agree with you, and I have a profile on LinkedIn.
A number of companies only announce job openings on LinkedIn, and if you are looking for a job (as I am) you would handicap yourself by not having a profile there. HR departments around the World are infatuated with LinkedIn, unfortunately.
My strategy is to give LinkedIn a minimum of information, use it for job search, and filter away most of their emails.
I look forward to the day where I can close down my LinkdIn account. But until then I have to put up with it.