&gt; I&#x27;d be curious to know if anyone on HN thinks that this is morally and ethically ok?<p>1. Yes. Absolutely. What could be <i>morally</i> unacceptable about this?<p>2. I very strongly believe in business ethics. And consumer protection, and worker protection. I don&#x27;t think that this, in general, rises to the level of even being an issue with regard to consumer protection <i>or</i> worker protection. I don&#x27;t know what about this would be unethical.<p>3. If you are going to say &quot;user tracking&quot; then I am just at a loss. This is categorically no different than any of the many dozens of user tracking services already in use. Except that, unlike many of those services who are very, very explicitly shady and fly-by-night, LinkedIn is, overall, an ethical player. When I visit NYTimes.com, my ghostery registers:<p>* Chartbeat
 * Doubleclick
 * Dynamic Yield
 * Facebook Connect
 * Facebook Custom Audience
 * Google Analytics
 * Moat
 * Netratings Site Census
 * New Relic
 * Optimizely
 * ScoreCard Research
 * WebTrends<p>As long as this guy has an appropriately written privacy policy, I see absolutely nothing <i>legally</i> wrong with this, either. Morally - I just don&#x27;t even know where to begin on how facile a complaint I consider that to be.