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LinkedIn Ditches Feature That Was a 'Dream For Attackers'

Posted by timothy on from the remember-me-from-the-slaughterhouse-internship? dept.

angry tapir writes "LinkedIn is shutting down Intro, its recently launched mobile service for connecting people over email, that raised security concerns. Intro was launched last October and described at the time as a 'dream come true for hackers' The service was made for the iPhone, and was designed to grab LinkedIn profile information and insert it into emails received on phones. The service displayed that information to the recipient from the email's sender if the sender was also on LinkedIn."

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  1. I too have a dream by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That one day, my four little children...will one day be able to use Slashdot without the beta layout.

  2. Re:Lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The boycott hasn't started for everyone yet. Fucker.

  3. The inevitable joke.... by Lisias · · Score: 4, Funny

    LinkedIn Ditches Feature That Was a 'Dream For Attackers'

    They shutdown the site?

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    Lisias@Earth.SolarSystem.OrionArm.MilkyWay.Local.Virgo.Universe.org