LinkedIn, a champion of privacy rights? Don’t buy it (sfchronicle.com)

I have bottomless hatred for LinkedIn because, a few years ago, I allowed them to access my contacts. They claimed they'd use them only to find which were on LinkedIn. Instead, they emailed all of my contacts using my name to invite them to join LinkedIn.

At the time, this included old girlfriends, old bosses, and lots of other incredibly awkward contacts.

I believe they were eventually the subjects of a class-action lawsuit over this. What utter, disgusting sleazebags.