[BrandoElFollito]

Ha. I was reading this and thought "euhhhh, I did not give all of that to verify my account". So I went to LinkedIn to check if I have the shield. I then saw

- that I just have "work email verified" and that there is a Persona thing I was not even aware of

- a post by Brian Krebs at the top of my feed, exactly on that topic: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bkrebs_if-you-are-thinking-ab...

[8cvor6j844qw_d6]

> that I just have "work email verified" and that there is a Persona thing I was not even aware of

Good to know that work email verification doesn't involve Persona.

That seems like a reasonable middle ground. Work email is a much lighter ask than handing over government ID and biometrics.

Curious, does your verification status persist after you remove the work email (e.g., if you leave that employer)?

[BrandoElFollito]

> Curious, does your verification status persist after you remove the work email (e.g., if you leave that employer)?

I guess so. To me this is a mini-identity check so LinkedIn probably assumes that if it was fine so far, it will stay that way later.

[nottorp]

Yep, I clicked verify experimentally and all they wanted was my work email and a code they sent to it.

Of course, that works probably because my work has a linkedin account so they know what the official domain is for it.

I guess they'll spam that email but it's not like I care. I already receive spam offering me subcontracting services so I guess it's published somewhere.