Social networks
LinkedIn privacy rating
Professional social network owned by Microsoft for profiles, job listings, recruiting, messaging and business content.
Summary
LinkedIn scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the social networks criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Android app includes Facebook Analytics, App Center Analytics and Qualtrics.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded partly by targeted advertising, which uses data from on and off LinkedIn.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.