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Question to anyone from LinkedIn:

Why is it that when I view a profile that I'm not connected with, I can gleam more information when not logged in vs logged in?

When I'm logged in, I can see 1 info box. When not logged in, I can view their entire profile (if they have hidden option off) I basically used LinkedIn in Incognito mode now when gleaming new profiles.

What's up with that?

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Mostly-off-topic:

"Gleam" does not mean anything that fits in those sentences. "Glean" would fit in the first sentence, although maybe you'd rather use "discern", or something more pedestrian, like "learn" or "find" or "discover". In the second sentence, both "gleam" and "glean" are nonsensical; maybe you'd like "browse"?

To get you to upgrade to a paid LinkedIn subscription?

By shutting out existing members and giving non members more features?

An SEO play? They open their database to non-logged in users so Google will index more content.

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