<story><title>Ask HN: LinkedIn suggesting I connect with my infertility doctor</title><text>Looks like they mined my Gmail account and got the e-mail.&lt;p&gt;From a damage control perspective (obviously I want this info known to nobody but me and my healthcare provider), what can&amp;#x2F;should I do?&lt;p&gt;Are LinkedIn&amp;#x27;s affiliates looking at this data?&lt;p&gt;Who are they sharing it with?&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m hoping to publicize this enough that someone at LinkedIn takes notice.</text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>raldi</author><text>Ask your doctor if they gave LinkedIn access to their contacts file. If so, it could be a HIPAA violation, which both they &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; LinkedIn would have to take seriously.</text></comment>
<story><title>Ask HN: LinkedIn suggesting I connect with my infertility doctor</title><text>Looks like they mined my Gmail account and got the e-mail.&lt;p&gt;From a damage control perspective (obviously I want this info known to nobody but me and my healthcare provider), what can&amp;#x2F;should I do?&lt;p&gt;Are LinkedIn&amp;#x27;s affiliates looking at this data?&lt;p&gt;Who are they sharing it with?&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m hoping to publicize this enough that someone at LinkedIn takes notice.</text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>throwaway4good</author><text>They will suggest people who have looked at your profile. And I have noticed, if you have shared an IP address with - ie if you have used the wifi at your doctor’s office. I don’t think they can access your gmail - how would they do that?</text></comment>