Tag: Linkedin

LinkedIn fined $335 million by Irish authority for GDPR ad tracking violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) has fined LinkedIn, a Microsoft-owned platform, €310 million (around $335 million) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) related to its ad tracking practices. This investigation focused on LinkedIn’s processing of personal data for behavioural analysis and targeted advertising, particularly examining whether the platform’s practices aligned with GDPR […]

70% of professionals consider a career switch due to the lack of flexibility: LinkedIn

DUBAI: New research by LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has highlighted a potential impending ‘flexidus’ amongst professionals in the UAE and KSA workforce. The research surveyed 504 hiring managers and 1,006 employees in the region and found that a staggering 70% of employees have considered leaving (or have left) their role because of lack of flexibility, despite 97% of hiring […]

Here’s this year complete technology fails

For many, 2021 was a mix of hopeful and challenging, as covid vaccines became more widely available but the pandemic dragged on for another year. And while technology continued to keep us entertained and connected during the pandemic, it also made our lives harder. There were times this year when technology misfired or failed to […]

A quirky job application!

A man who was let go decided to create a TikTok job application has now had so many offers that he’s having to turn companies away. You can see his inventive job-seeking idea below — honestly, the production values are great. Jay Beech was working happily in marketing until recently the company he was working […]

Shutting Stories down!

Starting September 30, 2021, the social media platform Linkedin has decided to discontinue the current stories experience. The news comes shortly after Twitter announced it is planning to put an end to its take of the stories format named Fleets. Although, the stories feature that started first with Snapchat that spread to other platforms has […]

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