🔒 LinkedIn Privacy Settings You Should Update Right Now
LinkedIn is great for networking and job hunting — but it also reveals a lot about you by default. Here are key privacy settings to review and adjust to stay safe and in control of your profile.
🔍 1. Who Can See Your Email Address
Why it matters: Prevents spammers or unknown recruiters from grabbing your email.
How to change:
Go toSettings & Privacy→ Visibility → Who can see your email address
🔧 Set it to Only you or 1st-degree connections
🕵️♂️ 2. Profile Viewing Options
Why it matters: Lets you browse profiles anonymously if you’re researching people or companies.
How to change:
Settings & Privacy→ Visibility → Profile viewing options
🔧 Choose Private mode if you want to remain hidden
🚫 3. Who Can See Your Connections
Why it matters: Prevents competitors or unknown users from accessing your professional network.
How to change:
Settings & Privacy→ Visibility → Connections
🔧 Set to Only you
👁 4. Visibility of Your Activity
Why it matters: Controls whether people see when you update your job, comment on posts, or follow companies.
How to change:
Settings & Privacy→ Visibility → Manage active status / Share profile updates / Followers
🔧 Disable “Share profile updates” if you’re job hunting quietly
🔐 5. Two-Step Verification (2FA)
Why it matters: Adds an extra layer of security to your account beyond just a password.
How to enable:
Settings & Privacy→ Sign in & security → Two-step verification
🔧 Enable it using an authenticator app like Microsoft or Google Authenticator
🧠 6. Ad Personalization
Why it matters: Reduces how much LinkedIn tracks your behavior for ad targeting.
How to change:
Settings & Privacy→ Advertising data
🔧 Turn off options like “Ads based on your profile” or “Interest categories”
📲 7. Manage Data Sharing with Third Parties
Why it matters: LinkedIn can share your activity and profile data with third-party apps.
How to change:
Settings & Privacy→ Data privacy → Permitted services
🔧 Revoke access for apps or services you no longer use