Security Articles

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    New LinkedIn profile features help verify identity, detect and remove fake accounts, boost authenticity

    October 25, 2022

    I have the pleasure of hearing from you and members across LinkedIn how much value you get from our professional community we’re building. Equally important, is that in order for you to find that next job, learn new skills, or connect with others, you want to feel confident that the people you come across are authentic. In June, companies globally reported a...

  • Working together to keep LinkedIn safe

    June 16, 2022

    Teams at LinkedIn - like the one I help lead for trust, privacy, and equity - are tasked with the hard work needed every day to ensure that you can safely and securely connect to opportunity. Over the last few months, we’ve seen a rise in fraudulent activity happening across the Internet, including here on LinkedIn, and heard questions on how we are working to...

  • Updates to our Professional Community Policies

    May 20, 2022

    Our Professional Community Policies - the rules of our community - continue to evolve to reflect our ever-changing world. Today we published an update that adds clarity on what they mean and how we apply them. As more members use LinkedIn to achieve more in their careers, we are committed to continuing to be transparent around how we keep LinkedIn safe, trusted...

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    Transparency Report: First Half of 2021

    January 31, 2022

    Today we published our Transparency Report for the first half of 2021. Once again, this provides details about government requests we...

  • Quarterly Community Report Update

    October 12, 2021

    Every day we work to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. At the heart of this work, we’re building a...

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    LinkedIn Safety Series: Using AI to Protect Member Data

    September 2, 2021

    Today, we’re sharing the next post in our Safety Series, as we explore unauthorized scraping on the platform. In our first post, we...