A browser extension called “Sell Hack” is creating something of a storm, after claiming it can reveal the hidden email addresses of LinkedIn users.
The tool, first spotted by Yahoo Tech columnist Alyssa Bereznak, initially gives the impression that it allows anyone to visit a LinkedIn profile page and “hack” into LinkedIn’s systems to extract the page owner’s (normally private and hidden) email address.
And all this power, it is claimed, is available to you by quickly installing a plugin for your Chrome, Safari or Firefox browser.
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Sell Hack, the controversial browser extension that promised to reveal LinkedIn users’ private email addresses has been shut down by its makers (at least temporarily) after they received a cease & desist order from the business networking site.
If you recall, the plugin – which was available for Safari, Firefox and Chrome – added a “Hack In” button to LinkedIn profiles, which – when pressed – would sometimes display email addresses for contacting an individual.
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If you recall, the plugin – which was available for Safari, Firefox and Chrome – added a “Hack In” button to LinkedIn profiles, which – when pressed – would sometimes display email addresses for contacting an individual.
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By Mark Wilson/ Posted on June 15 2014
A judge in the Northern District of California has paved the way for a lawsuit against the social network LinkedIn for violating the privacy of its users. The complaint was that LinkedIn "violated several state and federal laws by harvesting email addresses from the contact lists of email accounts associated with Plaintiffs’ LinkedIn accounts and by sending repeated invitations to join LinkedIn to the harvested email addresses". It relates to the fact that LinkedIn not only used the address books of those signing up for accounts to tout for business by sending out an email to that effect, but also sent follow-up email if there was no response.
US district judge Lucy Koh ruled that while users granted permission for LinkedIn to access their contact list it is this 'spamming' that is likely to land the company in court again. The judge outlined the process users were complaining about, explaining that LinkedIn sent an email to connected in users' address books -- albeit with initial permission -- sends the same email a week later if the recipient has not joined LinkedIn, and a third email if another week passes without a signup
betnews / full read here/ http://betanews.com/2014/06/15/linkedin-to-face-lawsuit-for-spamming-users-email-address-books/
By Mark Wilson/ Posted on June 15 2014
A judge in the Northern District of California has paved the way for a lawsuit against the social network LinkedIn for violating the privacy of its users. The complaint was that LinkedIn "violated several state and federal laws by harvesting email addresses from the contact lists of email accounts associated with Plaintiffs’ LinkedIn accounts and by sending repeated invitations to join LinkedIn to the harvested email addresses". It relates to the fact that LinkedIn not only used the address books of those signing up for accounts to tout for business by sending out an email to that effect, but also sent follow-up email if there was no response.
US district judge Lucy Koh ruled that while users granted permission for LinkedIn to access their contact list it is this 'spamming' that is likely to land the company in court again. The judge outlined the process users were complaining about, explaining that LinkedIn sent an email to connected in users' address books -- albeit with initial permission -- sends the same email a week later if the recipient has not joined LinkedIn, and a third email if another week passes without a signup
betnews / full read here/ http://betanews.com/2014/06/15/linkedin-to-face-lawsuit-for-spamming-users-email-address-books/
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