A class action asserting that LinkedIn harvests and sells users’ email addresses was brought in September 2013. More than a month after the lawsuit was filed, LinkedIn still uses the same approach to collect email addresses and personal information — that is, it encourages users to “sync your contacts. Stay in touch. Bring your email, contacts, and calendar in one place.” LinkedIn is “the world’s largest professional network with 225 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the globe,” the company claims.
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Is LinkedIn Being Sued for Doing Just What It Says It Will Do?
Posted by: Peter S. Vogel November 8, 2013 05:00 AMA class action asserting that LinkedIn harvests and sells users’ email addresses was brought in September 2013. More than a month after the lawsuit was filed, LinkedIn still uses the same approach to collect email addresses and personal information — that is, it encourages users to “sync your contacts. Stay in touch. Bring your email, contacts, and calendar in one place.” LinkedIn is “the world’s largest professional network with 225 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the globe,” the company claims.