LinkedIn Update

Stolen Passwords

Recently LinkedIn announced that LinkedIn passwords had been stolen.Some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts. The next steps management will pursue are:

1. Members that have accounts associated with the compromised passwords will notice that their LinkedIn account password is no longer valid. 

It is worth noting that the affected members who update their passwords and members whose passwords have not been compromised benefit from the enhanced security we just recently put in place, which includes hashing and salting of our current password databases.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our members. We take the security of our members very seriously. If you haven’t read it already it is worth checking out my earlier blog post today 

LinkedIn Privacy Policy

Linked has recently updated its Privacy Policy and User Agreement to provide greater control over your data with further clarity.

Here are a couple of key areas the updated Policy will encompass:

• A shortened time personally identifiable information obtained through our plug-ins and our off-site advertising is kept.
• Enhanced member privacy controls by making  public profile setting information by giving greater control about what can be accessed outside of LinkedIn by search engines and third parties.

Until next time, Good marketing and good luck.

Daniele.