LinkedIn, the world’s largest and most popular professional
networking site has one feature, by which one would be able to ‘Select what
others see when you’ve viewed their profile’. This option is available in Account & Settings > Privacy & Settings
> Privacy Controls.
It provides three options viz.
1>
Your name and headline (Recommended)
2>
Anonymous profile characteristics such as
industry and title
3>
You will be totally anonymous
I’m trying to discuss and bring to your attention option no. 3 and no.2. Although LinkedIn smartly puts a word: ‘Recommended’ next to
option 1, I am not able to understand why does it provide option 2 & 3 at
first instance?
It is like someone is able to check my professional history
and background without letting me know his/ her true identity. That ‘someone’
could be anyone. In the world of career and profession where it’s tough to
establish network of trust I think LinkedIn should not ideally provide any
option for any 3rd person to check profile anonymously. I believe it is a
matter of professional ethics, transparency and openness.
Normally one would not check anyone else’s profile on
LinkedIn without any purpose or a cause. In such instance I do not understand why
that person whose profile is being checked should remain ignorant about the viewer’s identity.
On the top of it LinkedIn tries to promote members to go for
(buy) it’s premium account or basically it’s paid account services with the
intention of being able to see people’s identity who have checked their profile.
Do you all think that, LinkedIn has adopted one cheap
marketing strategy to increase it’s paid membership base by causing unnecessary
discomfort and anxiety to it’s existing free account members?
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