Data Broker Opt-Out List

Re:Data Broker Opt-Out List by nom on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:31AM (#24390140)

Two years ago, I got a real 'welcome to LinkedIn' email on my relatively new company email address with my real name that couldn't have been extracted from the address. Password reset did not work, no account existed.

Best guess is someone there messed up when they merged some internal email lists.

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Re:Data Broker Opt-Out List by smt88 on Monday September 07, 2020 @11:23AM (#24400020)

LinkedIn used to (maybe still does) push users to "see who's on LinkedIn" by connecting your contacts.

They then maintained this connection indefinitely without telling the user and also used it to spam people under your name.

They used this system to send my ex-girlfriend an invite to join me on LinkedIn. Absolutely repulsive and infuriating.

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