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How LinkedIn tricks you to invite people to their network

How LinkedIn tricks you to invite people to their network

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I use LinkedIn since several years, it allows you to connect your professional profile to a lot of people in millions of companies around the world. Depending on what you do, being and get connected in LinkedIn with all the people you’ve worked with and know professionally can open you doors in the present and in the future.

One thing LinkedIn does is to suggest you “People you may know” to add them to your own network, and its this spec which I am not so happy with.

Some weeks ago I checked my profile and added some contacts that I know, I was surprised they were on LinkedIn so I add them as suggested by the site. My surprise was when I received an email from them saying they don’t use LinkedIn at all, then I realized, LinkedIn was sending invitations to these contacts so they register in LinkedIn!!!

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Next time you are about to share sensitive information, think twice

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A Belgium bank, had the magnificent idea of showing everybody how easy would be to steal someone´s identity and empty his bank accounts.

Check this video, and next time you are about to share sensitive information, think twice. The same agency that produced this video also created one of the most viewed ads online “A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square“.

Some tips for you to be on the safe zone

1 – Do not share confidential information of your bank accounts, credit cards or online payments platforms like Paypal with anybody (email, chat, phone, etc.). If someone calls you saying they need to verify some details of yours do not believe them and report the situation to the represented company…

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