New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: Reminder that your LinkedIn profile is fully visible to site members

Tell HN: Reminder that your LinkedIn profile is fully visible to site members
6 by ern | 10 comments on Hacker News.
I had a bad service experience with a bank employee last week who acted in what can best be described as a slightly deranged way; I was disturbed to receive an email from LinkedIn this week stating that someone from the same bank had searched for me (and presumably viewed my profile anonymously). I decided to have a look at my profile from that of my spouse (we aren't connections and they don't really use LinkedIn) and I was shocked to see lots of detail fully exposed, despite me setting privacy settings at the maximum. Unlike Facebook, which has had the ability to lock your profile down for years, LinkedIn still exposes most of your details to potential stalkers. Even Twitter/X has the ability to make your profile private (although who knows how long that will last). I'm sure most people on HN are aware of this, but if you're in danger of being stalked, and you've locked your socials down, you're still at high risk because your LinkedIn profile is wide open to anyone with an email address who registers on the site.