LinkedIn Question

[Superman]

I don't trust Internet sites. If I allow LinkedIn to examine the contents of my Outlook Contacts List, will it auto-send a bunch of emails to those people.

There are well over a thousand people in my Contacts List. I may want to contact them from LinkedIn, but I DO NOT want people to get stuff from LinkedIn just because I allowed them access to my Contacts List.

[azasadny]

I would not recommend it. It's probably safe, but I wouldn't do it...

[sammyg2]

I'm on linkedin and they do not access my outlook contacts list because I don't use outlook

I know I know, no help at all.

[Scott Douglas]

We got a notice at work that LinkedIn passwords had been compromised.
Did you get that word?
I don't remember the email totally because I don't use them.

[stomachmonkey]

No, linked in does not spam.

Test it, create a gmail account for yourself, import it and see what happens.

[sammyg2]

Some people who have simple passwords had their compromised, but they basically asked for it because they were using words you could find in a dictionary.
Who uses a simple word nowadays for a password?

Mine are usually something along these lines Hr4^G6#8(!O

Lots harder to figure out, but lots harder to remember too.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Some people who have simple passwords had their compromised, but they basically asked for it because they were using words you could find in a dictionary.
Who uses a simple word nowadays for a password?

Mine are usually something along these lines Hr4^G6#8(!O

Lots harder to figure out, but lots harder to remember too.

Word on the street these days is a string of words is harder to crack than even random numbers letters.

Something like "Iliveina4bedroomhouse"

or "ihavehad20Cats"

Also easier to remember.

[john70t]

+1 on easy password length https://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx

[john70t]

But I'm not really qualified to give advice.
For the last decade my Pelican password was "911"

[masraum]

I think that LinkedIn is probably on the up and up, but I don't let anyone/thing access my contacts.