Cranberry Man Files Lawsuit After Personal Contact Information Appears on LinkedIn
Rick D. Senft is president of the Passavant Memorial Home Foundation.
After finding his name, cell phone number and email on the LinkedIn website without his permission, a Cranberry man has filed suit against the business social networking company in the hopes of learning who set up the fake account in his name. Rick D. Senft, president and CEO of the Passavant Memorial Homes headquartered in Warrendale, filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, the Post-Gazette reports. According to the lawsuit, Senft discovered the LinkedIn account, which he didn’t authorize, in October. Court documents said Senft also is “careful to keep his personal contact information private,” the Post-Gazette reported. The lawsuit said LinkedIn Corp. has taken down the site, but won‘t turn over the identity of its …
