LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, inferred salaries

Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by Ashanmaril on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:40AM (#27676452)

Is LinkedIn actually an important thing to have?

I made one years ago and used to occasionally go in and update it, but with my most recent job I didn't even take the time to add it. The past few years I've really re-evaluated what should be public, easily-accessible information for anyone who knows my name.

And all I get from having an account is recruiter spam, and emails for connection requests that are oddly written in first-person and have the person's name as the sender which seems weird.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by cmckn on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:51AM (#27676627)

I got my current job because a recruiter found me on LinkedIn. I participated in a “hiring day” that greatly increased my odds of getting an offer. Doubled my salary and it was an invaluable step for my career. I spent maybe 15 minutes setting up the profile after a few years of rolling my eyes at the platform. It’s worth it; much easier to get an interview than sending an application into the void.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by Ashanmaril on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:08AM (#27676891)

That's good to know. And it seems like there's a good handful of other people with similar experiences (though that could be bias of the type of people who would be in a thread about linkedin)

Maybe I won't discount it. The dark patterns of the site are just such a turn-off, it really doesn't make a great case for itself in the UX.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by cmckn on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @12:22PM (#27678097)

Totally agree on the UI, and I’m by no means “active” on the site (I don’t post, comment, or really network at all). It’s just a copy of my resume that shows up in search results, essentially. And recruiters definitely abuse this (looking at you, Amazon). Pros and cons :(

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by jhrozek on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @02:21PM (#27679717)

What's a hiring day? A quick search found nothing.. Is it a LI initiative?

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by binarymax on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:44AM (#27676520)

You get out what you put in. If you have a languishing account and don’t use it then you’ll get what you describe. If you are active then it gives you opportunities to network and meet people with similar interests.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by topkai22 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:07AM (#27676878)

Even if you aren’t looking for a job it can be useful to control your public profile as you meet interact with new people. As I work across groups, I definitely see people who I’m meeting for the first time check out my LinkedIn profile. It’s hardly every time, but enough that I’m glad I’m controlling the messaging.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by thewhitetulip on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:46AM (#27676555)

I got a job at a very good company through LinkedIn

A guy had posted about opening in the company. I sent profile, he referred me and I joined a few months ago.

It was a blind referral. I didn't know the guy or that they had an opening!

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by booleandilemma on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:50AM (#27676619)

I did get a job through LinkedIn once, so I think so.

It’s certainly more valuable than Facebook.

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Re:LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, ... by MattGaiser on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:47AM (#27676575)

I find it quite valuable to get information about companies.

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