Title: LinkedIn Privacy and Account Settings | TechBoomers
Headings: LinkedIn Settings
LinkedIn Settings
How to change LinkedIn settings
LinkedIn Account settings
Basics
Email addresses
Phone numbers
Change password
Language
Name, location, and industry
Where you're signed in
Feed preferences
Autoplay videos
Showing profile photos
Getting an archive of your data
Partners and third parties
Permitted services
Twitter settings
Subscriptions
Try Premium
Account
Closing your LinkedIn account
Merging LinkedIn accounts
LinkedIn Privacy settings
Profile privacy
Edit your public profile
Who can see your connections
Viewers of this profile also viewed
Sharing profile edits
Profile viewing options
Notifying connections when you're in the news
Who can see your last name
Blocking and hiding
Followers
Blocking
Unfollowed
Job seeking
Sharing your profile when you click apply
Let recruiters know you're open to opportunities
Data privacy and advertising
Suggesting you as a connection based on your email addresses
Suggesting you as a connection based on your phone number
Representing your organization
Profile visibility off LinkedIn
Advertising preferences
Security
Two-step verification
LinkedIn Communications settings
Basics
Email frequency
Who can send you invitations
Messages from members
Read receipts and typing indicators
Groups
Group invitations
Group notifications
LinkedIn messages
Participate in research
Partner InMail

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Private profile characteristics – Ex. " Content Writer at TechBoomers.com" (no profile picture)
Private mode – Ex. " Anonymous LinkedIn Member" (no profile picture)
Notifying connections when you're in the news
Choose to notify your connections if you're mentioned in the news
Who can see your last name
Choose to have your last name appear in full, or appear as just an initial
Ex. Kayleigh Fleury OR Kayleigh F.
Blocking and hiding
Followers
Choose if everyone on LinkedIn can follow your activity, or if only your connections can
Blocking
View the list of people you have blocked on LinkedIn
Unblock them, if you wish
Unfollowed
See the list of people you have Unfollowed on LinkedIn, and choose to refollow them here, if you wish
Job seeking
Sharing your profile when you click apply
Choose to share your LinkedIn profile when you apply for a job on LinkedIn
Let recruiters know you're open to opportunities
Share that you are open to new career opportunities so you can appear as a match for job openings at other companies
NOTE: LinkedIn won't share this information with your current company, however, your current employer may be able to see this, for example, if a job is posted at your company and you meet the requirements. Think carefully about whether you would be okay with your current boss knowing you are open to new positions. Data privacy and advertising
Suggesting you as a connection based on your email addresses
Choose who can see you as a sugegsted connection if they have your email address, from everyone on LinkedIn, second-degree connections, or nobody
Suggesting you as a connection based on your phone number
Choose who can see you as a sugegsted connection if they have your phone number, from everyone on LinkedIn, second-degree connections, or nobody
Representing your organization
Choose if your profile information is shared on your employers page, including on job detail pages for potential candidates
Profile visibility off LinkedIn
Choose if your profile is visible off of LinkedIn, on other applications paired with LinkedIn such as in Outlook or search engines
Advertising preferences
Choose if LinkedIn can advertise to you, and whether you would like to opt out
Security
Two-step verification
Decide to turn on two-step verification to enhance the security on your account
LinkedIn Communications settings
Basics
Email frequency
Choose what types of email notifications you want to receive
You can choose to get (or not to get) emails for: – Invitations
– Messages
– Notifications
– Network updates
– Jobs and opportunities
– News and articles relevant to you
– Group updates
– Messages from LinkedIn with tips and offers
– Messages from LinkedIn Learning – updates on the most in-demand skills
Who can send you invitations
Choose who can send you invitations on LinkedIn: everyone, only people who have your email or appear in your list of imported contacts, or only people in your important contacts list
Messages from members
Choose what types of messages you'd like to receive, either just introductions, or InMail (a Premium feature) as well
Let other members know what kinds of messages you're interested in: career opportunities, expertise requests, consulting offers, business deals, new ventures, personal reference requests, job inquiries, requests to connect
Add customized advice for those who want to contact you
Read receipts and typing indicators
Choose if you would like to send read receipts when sending or receiving messages
Groups
Group invitations
Would you like to receive an invitation to join groups?