This is worth checking out on your Linkedin profile, although Linkedin has changed their policy as a result of user feedback since the piece below was published by Steve Woodruff back in August. When I checked today I found that my account allowed Linkedin to use my name and photos to be used in third party advertising … which I doubt many of you want. So you should follow the instructions below to check and amend your profile.
“Apparently, LinkedIn has recently done us the “favor” of having a default setting whereby our names and photos can be used for third-party advertising. A friend forwarded me this alert (from a friend, from a friend…) this morning.
And I expect that you, like me, don’t want to participate.
This graphic shows you how to Uncheck The Box. (Click on the image to make it bigger):

1. Click on your name on your LinkedIn homepage (upper right corner). On the drop-down menu, select “Settings”.
2. From the “Settings” page, select “Account*”.
3. In the column next to “Account”, click “Manage Social Advertising” .
4. De-select the box next to “LinkedIn may use my name, photo in social advertising” .
*UPDATE: After you finish with Account, check the new default settings under E-mail Preferences (such as Partner InMails); and Groups, Companies & Applications (such as Data Sharing with 3rd-party applications). It’s a Facebook deja vu!”
Worth checking your profile out to see how it’s set today?
Allan Carton