LinkedIn users are upset that the company has taken the Facebook approach in regards to online privacy with a recent change to the privacy policy. Under the guise of providing more privacy control to the user, the social network has automatically opted-in its 100 million users into the social advertising program without informing them of the change beyond a blog post. When a LinkedIn user views a third-party advertisement on the social network, they will see user profile pictures and names of connections if that connection has recommended or followed a brand. Any time that a user follows a brand, they unwittingly become a cheerleader for the company or organization if it advertises through LinkedIn.
In order to opt out of social advertising, the LinkedIn user has to take four steps to escape third-party advertisements:
1.) Hover over the user name in the top right hand corner of any LinkedIn page and click ‘Settings’.
2.) On the Settings page, click ‘Account’.
3.) On the Account tab, click ‘Manage Social Advertising’.
4.) Uncheck the box next to “LinkedIn may use my name, photo in social advertising.” and click the save button.
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Source: digitaltrends.com
By: Mike Flacy
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2 comments:
Your some points are really helpful . Many things i never knew before thanks for sharing this valuable stuff :)
Done...thanks! I have never thought much of LinkedIn, because any group I join, or have participated in, has been polluted by the commercial interlopers, peddling their wares.
It is a hugely dysfunctional site, too, perhaps set up that way to make it difficult for users to leave.
Best,
SK
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