[paxys]

The difference isn't as clear as you are making it out to be.

If you have a public LinkedIn profile, should an employer be able to look at it without your explicit consent and reach out to you for job opportunities (or disqualify you from one)?

Should the employer be able to pay someone else (say a recruiting agency) to look at LinkedIn profiles on their behalf?

Should the recruiting agency be able to use automated tools (which scrape public profiles) that make things easier for them?