A Closer Look at LinkedIn Privacy
There is lot of information available on the internet. Some of this information may be generated through your LinkedIn profile. We have provided you with tools which enable you to control your LinkedIn information. Below are a few tips on how to control your data and establish the desired level of privacy with your profile.
To start, log into your account and go to your Account and Settings and take a look at the following features.
1. Public Profile (Edit your Public Profile now)
This feature gives you control over the exact amount of information you want displayed on the web. Search engines index LinkedIn and display elements of your profile. Please note that under Public Profile you are enable things such as; summary, interests, and many others.
2. Profile Photo (Edit your LinkedIn photo settings now)
LinkedIn also allows you to add photographs to your profile. You may select who has the ability to see your photo. You can select your connections, your network, or everyone.
3. Profile Views (Edit your Profile Views settings now)
LinkedIn has created a feature called “Who’s viewed my profile”. This feature displays a notification describing some information about the individual who viewed the profile. You have the control as to what information is displayed if you view someone’s information.
4. Display Name (Edit your Display Name settings now)
With this setting you are given the choice to just have your first name and last initial displayed publicly. This setting is intended to stop people you have not connected with from knowing your last name. People you have already connected with see your last name in their connections list. Display names are important to have set correctly because this is how people will find you within LinkedIn. Additional information in the name fields is against the Terms of Service and could lead to a suspension or termination of the account. This includes email addresses, phone numbers, or even information pertaining to the size of your network.
Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. I hope these tips helped. Please do not hesitate to contact privacy@LinkedIn.com with further questions.
François Cerisier Feb 26, 2008
In term of privacy, I was personaly looking for a feature which does not today exist.
Imagine I want to give visibility of my network to anyone in my network except to a few of them.
I would like to be able to specify general settings on one hand, and exceptions to specific people (competitors for instance) who will not see my network.
Regards
François
Private Feb 28, 2008
Hello! It's nice you finally have posted about these random changes that just appeared without warning or safety testing.
As a web technology company don't you think you should first VALIDATE your website updates in the W3C validators and make sure you are serving up valid XHTML and CSS?
Your website has been BROKEN for me for days- and to add insult to injury I use Firefox, a web standards compliant browser. First the pages were stretched out so I had to horizontally scroll to see anything. Now none of the links work.
Releasing code onto the net without testing it first for known and avoidable bugs is ... words escape me.
John Koshy Feb 29, 2008
Hi Kelly,
In comparison to other social networks, I like LinkedIn except for one thing (which is something very commonly found on other networks. That is, Anonymous users.)
When I see a profile with no information (except for a few random alphabets for a name)I get worried that my information could get misused.
Can LinkedIn verify the identity of people and better qualify them before allowing them to come on board as a user? I think this will set LinkedIn apart, as a social network of credible users!
This will also certainly give a lot of confidence to genuine users who want to use LinkedIn to its maximum capability.
Thanks for listening.
Best wishes,
John Koshy
anace0286 Mar 7, 2008
En realidad, muchas veces no sabemos cuál es el primer paso que debemos dar, luego de registrarnos en páginas como éstas. Por ello, creo que este post nos brinda la ayuda que necesitamos en cuanto a editar nuestro perfil. De la información que coloquemos, depende que muchas más personas también nos conozcan y, de la misma forma, hacer la invitación a nuestros amigos o personas más allegadas.
Asimismo, también podemos decidir si nuestro perfil sólo lo van a poder las personas que conocemos o todas en general. Eso ya depende de lo que cada usuario opine en cuanto a la privacidad y la posibilidad de entablar contacto con una persona que vive al otro lado del mundo.
Más allá de eso, lo importante también está en que podemos encontrar información y opiniones desde diferentes perspectivas. Puede ser de cultura, deportes, educación, etc. Inclusive, aprender cuál es la definición correcta de Currículum Vitae: http://www.cv-resume.org/curriculumvitae/elaborarcurriculumvitae/definicion.php . Sólo nos queda navegar por estas páginas sociales y encontrar lo que necesitamos.
anace0286 Mar 7, 2008
En realidad, muchas veces no sabemos cuál es el primer paso que debemos dar, luego de registrarnos en páginas como éstas. Por ello, creo que este post nos brinda la ayuda que necesitamos en cuanto a editar nuestro perfil. De la información que coloquemos, depende que muchas más personas también nos conozcan y, de la misma forma, hacer la invitación a nuestros amigos o personas más allegadas.
Asimismo, también podemos decidir si nuestro perfil sólo lo van a poder las personas que conocemos o todas en general. Eso ya depende de lo que cada usuario opine en cuanto a la privacidad y la posibilidad de entablar contacto con una persona que vive al otro lado del mundo.
Más allá de eso, lo importante también está en que podemos encontrar información y opiniones desde diferentes perspectivas. Puede ser de cultura, deportes, educación, etc. Inclusive, aprender cuál es la definición correcta de Currículum Vitae: http://www.cv-resume.org/curriculumvitae/elaborarcurriculumvitae/definicion.php . Sólo nos queda navegar por estas páginas sociales y encontrar lo que necesitamos.