[huangbp]

Hey folks,

As the Product Manager of LinkedIn’s contacts import products, I can confirm that the original explanation was erroneous. The article on thestack.com references a Quora thread that was inaccurate due to misinformation from our representative, which we've corrected. He's also since posted a correction in reply to his answer; see https://www.quora.com/Does-LinkedIn-access-your-email-or-con....

We apologize for any confusion this caused and are working with our reps to ensure we correct any misinformation like this in the future.

We never send invitations without an action from the member. When you add connections you see the following:

-- a description of what occurs when you import your contacts to LinkedIn

-- a page allowing members to unselect contacts from the connection request.

You must go into the address book import page and authenticate the import of your contacts from your email. It does not happen just by being logged into LinkedIn and your email on the same browser.

Moreover, you can view, manage, and delete your imported contacts at any time by going to https://www.linkedin.com/people/contacts.

Thanks,

Barry