Presumably the largest social media website for professional networking, LinkedIn is now facing hundreds of complaints and a lawsuit concerning its marketing strategy.
The suit was filed by a group of the site's users on September 17, claimed the Bloomberg News. Hundreds of customers, some of which posted their complaints on LinkedIn’s actual site, are claiming that the company hacked into their email accounts, downloaded contacts and addresses, and essentially began to assume their own clients' identities. The complaints posted on the website are apparently being used to reinforce the suit itself, according to recent updates from The Huffington Post.
When news of the suit hit the internet, the corporation’s stock fell almost 2.1 percent at the New York Stock Exchange.
For people who have been following LinkedIn in recent news, back in June over 6 million passwords for customer accounts were hacked.
Currently, LinkedIn Corp is denying that the company is doing anything illegal. According to company spokesperson Doug Madey via the HP, the company prides itself in “being transparent in how we protect and utilize our members’ data” and they are persistent in stating the suit is “without merit” and they intend to “fight it vigorously.”