LinkedIn you're advertising!

LinkedIn

you're inadvertently advertising!

Which is also popular in Turkey for the business social networking site LinkedIn, personal information, without notice, and made a change that allows the use of photo ads. Trend Micro, this feature can lead to many problems is remarkable.

Rise of social media platforms, as well as millions of people find this platform has opened the door to a new sector: "Targeted Advertising". Tailored to your personal information, believed to be a more appropriate method of marketing pushes the limits of personal privacy.

The world's leading content security firm Trend Micro Rik Ferguson, who served as a Senior Security Specialist, a new feature of LinkedIn difference, especially when workers come together in a 'not believe their eyes' are expressed. Because the social networking site, introduced a new feature, each user is a member of the site, the name, photograph and personal information is used in ads has given approval. Ferguson, introduced new features to 120 million LinkedIn is performed without notice, stated that this practice is contrary to personal privacy. According to Ferguson, while paying attention to any information shared on the Internet social network provider also needs to be careful. LinkedIn because it is not only a lot of personal information without the knowledge of users trying to use the platform. Meanwhile, contrary to privacy laws in the Netherlands on the grounds that an investigation was launched on LinkedIn this application. Since June, the testing phase, the 'personal information to use advertising' action to halt the country is expected to be tougher sanctions.

Your personal information is advertising material recovers

how to do?

If you've logged in

LinkedIn profile by clicking on the top right corner, your name, 'settings' (settings), you must enter the section. Offered on the left side of the page 'account' (account) by clicking the tab 'Manage Ads Social' (Social Advertising Manage) and 'Enhanced ads Enable / Disable (Turn on / off enhanced advertising) will see the options. This is in two parts separately by entering the pop-up page, uncheck the boxes have been marked. In this way, advertising the name, photograph and prevent the use of personal information. On this page we recommend as a priority, to disable this feature. However, this sets the page you want to disable the features may be more appropriate. Therefore, Trend Micro recommends that you review the entire page carefully.