[tracker1]

More metadata to shape information... do you have ublock, authy, lastpass, bitmoji, etc. Could be anything from metrics, to useful interactions.

Got the dropbox extension, show an option to upload your resume from dropbox directly. etc.

Blocking ads, show integrated ads through a secondary channel.

[tracker1]

I really don't understand the downvotes.

[mirimir]

LinkedIn's reputation isn't so great. Primarily because they harvest user mailboxes, and spam endlessly about Mirimir (for example) inviting recipients to join their associate at LinkedIn. And it's not just annoying. Sometimes it hurts people's careers.

[tracker1]

Oh, LinkedIn's reputation is deplorable... what they did to bypass security on iOS (and I think Android too) are particularly interesting (mail proxy). I'm not saying that metadata collection is good, or that there aren't nefarious reasons... I stated that was one reason, and it could be to offer features.

I only created a linkedin account to stop all the email invites... and even then, refuse to install their app (links pervasive in mobile web) and only accept connections to those I've met personally, and very few recruiters.

[mirimir]

Fair enough. But some people just downvote anything even neutral about something that they hate.

That's a funny story. But I have a funnier one. Not long ago, maybe the last time LinkedIn came up on HN, I created a test LinkedIn account as Mirimir. Or at least, I attempted to. Given that I use VPNs, I got a cellphone text authentication prompt. But Mirimir doesn't have a cellphone, so I blew it off.

And here's the funny part. A few days later, Mirimir received email from LinkedIn, inviting him to join Mirimir's network on LinkedIn!