LinkedIn has introduced three new features to fight fake profiles and malicious use of the platform, including a new method to confirm whether a profile is authentic by showing whether it has a verified work email or phone number.
LinkedIn's new security features combat fake profiles, threat actors (bleepingcomputer.com)
I don't have my work email or any phone number on my LinkedIn profile. Hopefully, I'll get less spam on there now as people will think it's fake!