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Difficulty deleting LinkedIn profile and data privacy concerns

🧭 workproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 4/5

The reporter states that LinkedIn makes it difficult to delete their profile and alleges that the company sells identifiable information to data companies.

Who's affected: The reporter

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension that automates the deletion process by navigating through complex account settings menus.
  2. A privacy dashboard tool that scans and displays exactly which third-party data brokers have received user information from specific platforms.
  3. A legislative advocacy campaign to mandate a 'one-click' deletion standard for all social media platforms.
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Real voices

“They make it hard to delete your own profile but they sell you information to data companies including identifiable information”

Source: App Store review: linkedin

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