Reply to: How much time do you spend on LinkedIn

[TheFaQQer]

So what creeped her out more, I wonder.

a) Finding that her picture is on the prostitutes site
b) That you reverse image searched her

On the assumption that she doesn't exist (the image is also on stock image websites and elsewhere, I don't think he was creeped out at all.

[centurian]

I did a reverse image search, and the page that had the same image was on a website for prostitutes in Victoria.

It wasn't hard

So what creeped her out more, I wonder.

a) Finding that her picture is on the prostitutes site
b) That you reverse image searched her

[centurian]

How much time do you spend on LinkedIn - A lot less when I found out that they were harvesting contact details from my phone.

I had the phone app installed - and have used it from time to time.

About a month ago, I added a new phone contact into the phone's directory.

A few weeks later, I got one of those "people you may know" e-mails which had the name of the person I had put in the phone.

It wasn't the same person though - just someone with the same name. The person I know with that name isn't on LinkedIn.

The contact I placed in the phone was completely isolated in a professional/social sense from the rest of my network (no, it wasn't a hooker, dominatrix etc.) - so there is no way that LinkedIn could have inferred them from the rest of my connections. I had never searched for that person online in any way.

Turns out in the T&Cs of the phone app, they do read your phone contact details - in order to 'help' you build up your connections on LinkedIn.

I have now uninstalled the phone app - and now access LinkedIn with maximum privacy settings.

[TheFaQQer]

Erm.. How did you find this out??

I did a reverse image search, and the page that had the same image was on a website for prostitutes in Victoria.

It wasn't hard

[oracleslave]

Linkedin going down the pan imo another friendsreunited.

Revenue for Q2'15 was $712 million, an increase of 33% compared to the same quarter last year; and on a constant currency basis an increase of 38% compared to the same quarter last year.

With 380 million members I don't think it is

[northernladuk]

I sent a note to one of them saying that she should be careful because her profile picture was being used by a call girl in Australia as well. Apparently, that happens a lot because not only is she a recruitment agent, but she's also a part-time model.

I kid you not.

Erm.. How did you find this out??

[northernladuk]

Did you get her number?

No but he got asked for two references but he refused and said he give her one.

[DimPrawn]

I sent a note to one of them saying that she should be careful because her profile picture was being used by a call girl in Australia as well. Apparently, that happens a lot because not only is she a recruitment agent, but she's also a part-time model.

I kid you not.

Did you get her number?

[TheFaQQer]

They aren't??? Getaway.... They've got to be.... But.. But... This makes me glum..

I've linked to 2.5k of them. Gonna take forever to unfriend them all.

I sent a note to one of them saying that she should be careful because her profile picture was being used by a call girl in Australia as well. Apparently, that happens a lot because not only is she a recruitment agent, but she's also a part-time model.

I kid you not.

[northernladuk]

Do you not get those invites anyway?

(Hate to break it to you, but they aren't real)

They aren't??? Getaway.... They've got to be.... But.. But... This makes me glum..

I've linked to 2.5k of them. Gonna take forever to unfriend them all.

[TheFaQQer]

Hmm, doesn't work very well. I typed in 'Pretty Blonde Recruitment Agent' and the list didn't contain many of my search criteria? Poor effort.....

Do you not get those invites anyway?

(Hate to break it to you, but they aren't real)

[northernladuk]

Have a play around with this - LinkedIn Xray Search Tool by @recruitmentgeek

Hmm, doesn't work very well. I typed in 'Pretty Blonde Recruitment Agent' and the list didn't contain many of my search criteria? Poor effort.....

[TheFaQQer]

Do you mean while logged in, but mucking about blocking AJAX calls and cookies and things? Or do you mean they make the information available without logging in? The former is a bit dubious, how do you KNOW they aren't still aware?

I did come up with a way to find people's full names and send messages, who you technically weren't supposed to be able to, a while back. No idea if it still works though.

Have a play around with this - LinkedIn Xray Search Tool by @recruitmentgeek

[TheFaQQer]

Do you mean while logged in, but mucking about blocking AJAX calls and cookies and things? Or do you mean they make the information available without logging in? The former is a bit dubious, how do you KNOW they aren't still aware?

I did come up with a way to find people's full names and send messages, who you technically weren't supposed to be able to, a while back. No idea if it still works though.

From a conversation / Q&A session I had yesterday, that's what I was told - I've not tried it, but I have no reason to doubt the accuracy.

[d000hg]

There are ways to do an in-depth search of LinkedIn profiles, including any attachments that people have on their profiles, without it showing up.

Do you mean while logged in, but mucking about blocking AJAX calls and cookies and things? Or do you mean they make the information available without logging in? The former is a bit dubious, how do you KNOW they aren't still aware?

I did come up with a way to find people's full names and send messages, who you technically weren't supposed to be able to, a while back. No idea if it still works though.