Re:LinkedIn shares drop 40%, erasing $10B of company's value
by pkaye on Friday February 05, 2016 @12:16PM
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They have some tricks on how things are placed on your personal page so you accidentally import your contacts. I've almost done so a few times.
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Re:LinkedIn shares drop 40%, erasing $10B of company's value
by coldpie on Friday February 05, 2016 @07:03PM
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding something. Don't you have to give them your gmail password or some other Google auth? That doesn't seem easy to do accidentally.
Re:LinkedIn shares drop 40%, erasing $10B of company's value
by pkaye on Friday February 05, 2016 @08:08PM
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Yes they need your password but they mix things in the UI making things close to each other, things pop in and out. Its basically a big trap trying to fish as much as they can from you. I don't even install their phone app knowing they will get access to my contacts.