And fifty profiles that I targeted were for the following positions: Sales Manager, Accountant, Project Manager, Graphic Designer, Project Engineer, HR Manager, Program Manager, Sales Manager, Senior Developer.įive other profiles were Directors from Skype, Tesla, Amazon, Uber, Microsoft. In total, I selected fifty-five profiles from various countries. I only kept one profile that had a resume attached on the LinkedIn profile so I could run another test to check the other theory I had. If I did find public contact details, I removed that profile from the test group and used the random generator to pick a new one. Additionally, checked every profile to be sure there were no public contact details. I split the profiles per industry, and I used a random generator to pick five profiles per job title that I was targeting. I took a list of 1,000 random LinkedIn profiles from the internet, and I used a LinkedIn profile of my friend who is not connected with them. If you gave this plugin permission, it would get access with the option to edit, add or remove data on your whole online drive. For example, one plugin requested access to your Google Drive when this plugin was storing data. I don’t mention those which I believe could be a security risk for you. I tested more than 25 Chrome extensions, and here I discuss the results of most of them. However, some of these plugins did not work on Chromium Browsers, and I needed to use Chrome instead. I used the Chromium Browser Brave, which is the one I use daily. Below, you can find the results of each plugin. After GDPR, a few plugins died, and some new ones were created. At that time, it was safe to use these plugins on LinkedIn. My goal was to perform a similar test as I did in 2017 when I tested ten Chrome plugins.
Because of the GDPR, I didn’t store any personal information (phones, emails, etc.). You are not permitted to use any part of this article (text, image, etc.) without my permission. Note: Information mentioned in this article is just my personal opinion, not connected with any company, employer, etc. If you would like to see a list of extensions that LinkedIn monitors, you can use this Chrome extension called Nefarious LinkedIn. Using a forbidden plugin could land you in LinkedIn jail. If you are planning to test these plugins, check LinkedIn’s Terms of Use to be sure the plugin does not break them and also check that the plugin is not banned. This article is part of a series called Editor's Pick.Īt the moment, using a scraping tool or an extension on LinkedIn is not permitted, and it is a risk for your account: LinkedIn monitors some extensions and blocks access to their services.
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