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Why the ‘mother of all breaches’ is a wake up call for everyone (www.itpro.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Rapidcreek to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I've always thought LinkedIn is nothing more than a massive treasure trove of personal information just waiting to be harvested by thieves wanting the entire life and work history of millions of upwardly mobile career focused people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Work History ok... But entire life... I guess people that used like it's Facebook maybe? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

LinkedIn is trying to encourage people to use it as a social networking site.