LinkedIn Privacy Tune-Up: How to reduce your risk from scammers, doxxers, and data harvesters without disapearing

LinkedIn isn’t as safe as it looks.

Most professionals treat LinkedIn like a low-risk résumé site. But your profile can quietly reveal your name, employer, location, photo, affiliations (and even your kids' school) if you’re not careful.

This guide walks you through how to lock down your LinkedIn presence, step by step.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• What parts of your profile are most often used in OSINT attacks and doxxing
• How to audit your visibility like an outsider (or attacker) would
• What to share (and what to leave out) if you want to stay credible and protected
• How to message more safely, control who can reach you, and protect your reputation
• Why executives in controversial industries are already pulling their profiles down
• What you can do today to make yourself a harder target

Includes a walkthrough, high-risk strategy section, and a real-world inspired case study that shows how a public LinkedIn photo can lead to devastating exposure.

If you use LinkedIn and care about personal privacy, this guide is for you.