> LinkedIn ... processed the email addresses of about 18 million non-LinkedIn members and targeted these individuals on the Facebook platform.
> “The audit identified that LinkedIn Corp was undertaking the pre-computation of a suggested professional network for non-LinkedIn members,” the report said.
Sounds a lot like Facebook's "shadow profiles".
Since the U.S. doesn't have a privacy law like GDPR, this is probably perfectly legal here, and I'm guessing that ad targeting of U.S.-based non-members will continue.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 14.1 ms ] thread> “The audit identified that LinkedIn Corp was undertaking the pre-computation of a suggested professional network for non-LinkedIn members,” the report said.
Sounds a lot like Facebook's "shadow profiles".
Since the U.S. doesn't have a privacy law like GDPR, this is probably perfectly legal here, and I'm guessing that ad targeting of U.S.-based non-members will continue.