Like many other IT pros, you probably have an account with LinkedIn, the social networking site for career professionals. There has been plenty of chatter about the privacy policies on the friends-oriented sites such as Facebook and Google+, but you might not realize that LinkedIn’s privacy policy also allows them to use your name and picture in advertisements. What if you don’t want your likeness used in ads? There’s no need to ditch the service; you can opt out. This article over on ZDNet tells you how:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/how-to-keep-your-face-out-of-linkedin-ads/1958