Post #897243

2026-04-01 12:39 UTC

Have you had your identity verified on LinkedIn to get the blue tick? If so, I’m afraid I have to tell you that your passport, ID and biometric data are now stored with ‘Persona Identities’, a company funded by Peter Thiel, which has already been cross-referenced with numerous US government databases. This data is shared with any US authorities at their discretion. https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ #LinkedIn #Privacy

Replies (3)

@sapphireangel@mastodon.online 2026-04-02 11:23

@Ranger1138 @veit Glad I've not done this. I thought about it last year.

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@rachel@norfolk.social 2026-04-02 11:40

@veit @thisismissem what is the advantage to the end user of getting a blue tick? I have no idea?

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@iampytest1@infosec.exchange 2026-04-06 16:02

@veit Worse, LinkedIn randomly locks out accounts and requires the owner to provide ID in order to unlock it (and "prove they are human"). Citation: It happened to my account. Edit: here is LinkedIn's documentation https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1342692 It also uses Persona. Other options to verify are filing an affidavit and using a work email address, so providing ID isn't the only option. But not everyone has a work email setup. Moreover, I don't know how they handle the account name not being a person's legal name (e.g. trans people in states which don't let them change their name).

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