# 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.

- Website: https://www.linkedin.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web, Android, iOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Social networks](https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Facebook Analytics, App Center Analytics and Qualtrics. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.linkedin.android/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | Funded partly by targeted advertising, which uses data from on and off LinkedIn. | https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/linkedin/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/social-networks/linkedin.md