Comments on: European insurers and LinkedIn nervous about the Swiss http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Chongryun on YouTube? http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-225163 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Chongryun on YouTube? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:17:22 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-225163 [...] individual so that it cannot be construed as engagement in a business trade with the DPRK.  In the past, on line chat services owned by Yahoo and Linkedin have been asked to close accounts o... like the [...] [...] individual so that it cannot be construed as engagement in a business trade with the DPRK.  In the past, on line chat services owned by Yahoo and Linkedin have been asked to close accounts o… like the [...]

]]> By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » DPRK weekend fun http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-140570 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » DPRK weekend fun Sat, 30 May 2009 23:01:03 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-140570 [...] As we mentioned earlier this year, LinkedIn does not allow residents of North Korea to open accounts and Google’s London office does not allow North Korean citizens to enter the building.  [...] [...] As we mentioned earlier this year, LinkedIn does not allow residents of North Korea to open accounts and Google’s London office does not allow North Korean citizens to enter the building.  [...]

]]> By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Friday Fun: Google, Jackie Chan, and amazing photos http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-135770 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Friday Fun: Google, Jackie Chan, and amazing photos Fri, 01 May 2009 03:01:04 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-135770 [...] readers will recall a similar incident with LinkedIn a few weeks back (which has since been [...] [...] readers will recall a similar incident with LinkedIn a few weeks back (which has since been [...]

]]> By: Nordkorea wird aus Web 2.0 ausgeschlossen » rattenschwanz.net http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-132090 Nordkorea wird aus Web 2.0 ausgeschlossen » rattenschwanz.net Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:58:08 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-132090 [...] im führenden Nordkorea-Blog nachzulesen ist, kickt LinkedIn auch westliche Geschäftsleute aus ihrem Netzwerk, wenn diese von Nordkorea [...] [...] im führenden Nordkorea-Blog nachzulesen ist, kickt LinkedIn auch westliche Geschäftsleute aus ihrem Netzwerk, wenn diese von Nordkorea [...]

]]> By: Cordelia http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-131641 Cordelia Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:02:27 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-131641 Agree with NKObserver: Almost all DPRK internet traffic goes via China. Sattellite access is used by some embassies and the like. I don't see how either could be tracked back to the DPRK. His IP address would not be readily traceable back to North Korea. -It's inconceivable that LinkedIn would have that sophisticated degree of automatic technical surveillance of their accounts. -Even manually it would be very difficult to track exactly where somebody is accessing from. It would require significant time (man hours) and would not be a justifiable expenditure. There are only two feasible explanations: 1) They automatically search all accounts for certain keywords and then do a manual check on those that are picked up. 2) More likely explanation: Somebody tipped off Linked in that this guy was in North Korea, that this was possibly illegal and that they might get in trouble with US authorities unless they banned him. Linked in then opted to be on the safe side and followed up. If LinkedIn based themselves somewhere (anywhere) else other than the US this would not be a problem. Perhaps Felix Abt can use Xing or some other alternative instead, if Linked In is going to take this ridiculous view. Shame for him to lose all his existing contacts though. Agree with NKObserver: Almost all DPRK internet traffic goes via China.
Sattellite access is used by some embassies and the like. I don’t see how either could be tracked back to the DPRK. His IP address would not be readily traceable back to North Korea.

-It’s inconceivable that LinkedIn would have that sophisticated degree of automatic technical surveillance of their accounts.
-Even manually it would be very difficult to track exactly where somebody is accessing from. It would require significant time (man hours) and would not be a justifiable expenditure.

There are only two feasible explanations:
1) They automatically search all accounts for certain keywords and then do a manual check on those that are picked up.
2) More likely explanation: Somebody tipped off Linked in that this guy was in North Korea, that this was possibly illegal and that they might get in trouble with US authorities unless they banned him. Linked in then opted to be on the safe side and followed up.

If LinkedIn based themselves somewhere (anywhere) else other than the US this would not be a problem. Perhaps Felix Abt can use Xing or some other alternative instead, if Linked In is going to take this ridiculous view. Shame for him to lose all his existing contacts though.

]]> By: NKObserver http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-131449 NKObserver Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:37:51 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/03/20/european-insurers-and-linkedin-nervous-about-the-swiss/#comment-131449 I'm curious what precipitated the rejection from LinkedIn. Was Felix actually logged in using a North Korean IP address? I would think his Internet access would have been via China. I’m curious what precipitated the rejection from LinkedIn. Was Felix actually logged in using a North Korean IP address? I would think his Internet access would have been via China.

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