LinkedINonymous

Reduce implicit bias in hiring by anonymizing LinkedIn profiles

Extension stats

Users: 32
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-05-06)
Creation date: 2019-05-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 34.21K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

Source better candidates with LinkedInonymous by reducing your implicit bias. Let's face it: We make snap decisions on LinkedIn profiles. Unfortunately, that can lead to implicit bias, causing you to miss otherwise qualified candidates.

LinkedInonymous helps overcome implicit bias by hiding or anonymizing parts of a LinkedIn profile or search.

Currently, LinkedInonymous will:

  • Remove profile pictures
  • Change names to one of the star constellations in order to anonymize them.
  • Toggle the anonymizing on or off by tapping the extension button

Why constellations? I wanted something that sounded enough like real names without triggering bias. Using scientific tree names was the other idea. Do you have a suggestion? I'd love to hear it.

Version history: 1.0.1 - Bug fixes causing linkedIN to hang 1.0.0 - Initial version

Extension safety

Risk impact

LinkedINonymous requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

LinkedINonymous has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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