LinkedIn may be increasing in its membership base, but the social network is pruning the ways it uses its member data. Based on my own five principles for data use, this is a good thing.
The 313 million-member website on Oct. 23 will change its terms of service, including its privacy policy. According to a notification LinkedIn sent me on Oct. 3, these changes will include a narrowing of terms, giving members more control of their information.
“The language in our previous Terms of....