LinkedIn Corporation (bizographics.com)
“[T]argeted advertising on the world's largest professional network.” – Source
Ethical design violations
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tracker
Monetises you.
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web bug
Invisible tracking pixel.
Block rule
Block domain bizographics.com
bizographics.com
Prevalence
High: found on 1.2% of surveyed sites (89 instances observed).
Notes
Owned by LinkedIn Corporation
Your profile information on LinkedIn “enables us to serve you ads and other relevant content on and off of our Services.” Source
“You may use our address book or “contacts” importer (or other similar features) to upload your address book into our Services … Any information that you upload or sync with our Services is covered by the User Agreement and this Privacy Policy.” Source
“We collect information when you use (whether as a Member or a Visitor) our websites, applications, our platform technology (such as ‘Share on LinkedIn’ plugins for publishers) or other Services. For example, we collect information when you view or click on ads on and off our Services, perform a search, import your address book, join and participate in groups, participate in polls, install one of our mobile applications, view content on Pulse or SlideShare, share articles on our Services and apply to jobs through our Services. If you are logged in on LinkedIn.com, SlideShare.net, the Pulse app or another Service or one of our cookies on your device identifies you, your usage information and the log data … such as your IP address, will be associated by us with your account. Even if you’re not logged into a Service, we log information about devices used to access our Services, including IP address.”
“You may use our address book or “contacts” importer (or other similar features) to upload your address book into our Services … Any information that you upload or sync with our Services is covered by the User Agreement and this Privacy Policy.” Source
“You allow us to receive information when you use your account to log in to a third-party website or application. Also, when you visit a third-party site that embeds our social plugins (such as ‘Share on LinkedIn’ for publishers) we receive information that those pages have loaded in your web browser. If you are logged in as a Member when you visit sites with our plugins, we use this information to recommend tailored content to you. We will use this information to personalize the functionality we provide on third-party sites, including providing you insights from your professional network and allowing you to share information with your network.” Source
“You also allow us to receive information about your visits and interaction with the sites and services of our partners that include our cookies and similar technologies” Source
LinkedIn acquired Bizo in 2014 for “approximately $175 million”. Source
The domain bizo.com forwards to LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
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