Privacy for Linkedin

A few tips regarding privacy on using LinkedIn.

1. Click on your little photo on the Top-Right of LinkedIn page (after you have signed in)

2. When the Drop Down menu appears, choose "Privacy and Settings"
Then it will present on the bottom half of the page, four tabs on the left side:
- Profile
- Communications
- Groups, Companies & Applications
- Accounts

Choose Profile



3. Stealth Mode 
A.
After choosing Profile, then under the Privacy Control, choose:
"Turn on/off activity broadcasts"

This appears to be the best option if you are finding job, updating your profile, and don't want your connections to know about your activity.

B.
After choosing Profile, then under the Privacy Control, choose:

"Select who can see your activity feed".

I think this is also needed to be controlled, to be in stealth mode. Choose the "Only you" option.

"Your activity feed displays actions you've performed on LinkedIn. Select who can see your activity feed."




4. Blocking
After choosing Profile, then under the Privacy Control, choose:

"Manage who you are blocking"

Be careful with this because this will break your connection with another person. Although they are not notified, they will know that you are no longer connected if they check their connections list.

"Need to block or report someone? Go to the profile of the person you want to block and select "Block or Report" from the drop-down menu at the top of the profile summary. Note: After you’ve blocked the person, any previous profile views of yours and of the other person will disappear from each of your "Who’s Viewed My Profile" sections.

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5. Manage your connections 

After choosing Profile, then under the Privacy Control, choose:

"Select who can see your connections."

Not sure how useful this is. The tip says:

"Note: people will still be able to see connections who endorse you and connections they share with you. (Don't want your endorsements visible? Just choose to opt out.)"

Hiding LinkedIn Job Hunting Activity from Your Connections
http://joehertvik.com/hiding-job-hunting-activity-linkedin/


How to Make LinkedIn Updates Without Showing It in the Stream
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/make-linkedin-updates-showing-stream-30625.html


Showing or Hiding Activity Updates About You
How do I control the updates I broadcast about myself?
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/78/~/showing-or-hiding-activity-updates-about-you


5 LinkedIn Privacy Settings You Need to Know
http://www.cio.com/article/2413757/social-media/5-linkedin-privacy-settings-you-need-to-know.html

5 LinkedIn Privacy Settings For Job Hunters
http://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/5-linkedin-privacy-settings-for-job-hunters/d/d-id/1111108?

LinkedIn Best Practices
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/267/~/account-security-and-privacy---best-practices
Manage Account Settings
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66/~/managing-account-settings