[afiler]

"Would you prefer to not have the choice to have access to this feature, and prevent others from having it too?"

Yes, I would prefer that. LinkedIn has not shown itself to be a particularly good or careful actor in the past, and now, even if I don't opt in to this, my email to people using this feature runs through LinkedIn servers. There are always third parties between me and the person I'm emailing, but as the number increases, the likelihood of compromise or failure of delivery increases.

[miguelrochefort]

Common socialist thinking. People on top know better, therefore they should limit the freedom of the plebs.

Consider yourself lucky that you trust Google. Otherwise, imagine how risky it would be for you to email most people!

Paranoia is a hell of a disease. Probably the mental disorder of this era. Just look at all the drama that surrounds the NSA and "privacy".

In an alternative reality, people would probably pay for companies to spread their information publicly. And you know what? I'm confident that this reality is our future.

Learn to fight for the right things. Pro-tip: it's not privacy.