U.S. accuses China of using LinkedIn to recruit spies

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Be careful who you connect with on LinkedIn — you may be getting vetted to spy on the U.S. government.

U.S. counterintelligence chief William Evanina is warning against "super-aggressive" efforts by China to use LinkedIn as a way to connect with Americans who have access to government secrets, Reuters reports. Evanina told Reuters that China may be contacting thousands of LinkedIn users at a time and advised the company to take action.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.