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vaylianyesterday at 1:40 PM2 repliesview on HN

> My assumption was that it was an intelligence platform first.

What do you mean by "intelligence platform"?


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caseysoftwareyesterday at 5:17 PM

"Spyware" doesn't quite capture it.

It's "intelligence platform" in the sense that you can gain a ton of information on individuals, organizations, and relationships that drive it all. If you can track how people move and interact between organizations, you can determine who someone is doing business with and even make an educated guess if that's a sale or interview.

I started writing about it almost 20 years ago: https://caseysoftware.com/blog/linkedin-intelligence-part-ii and turned it into a conference presentation called "Shattering Secrets with Social Media"

But there have been numerous proofs of concept over the years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Sage

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estimator7292yesterday at 2:08 PM

Spyware