That Was Fast: LinkedIn Shutters Intro App Less Than Four Months After Launch

LinkedIn Intro had been criticized as posing a security risk for sending and receiving emails through a proxy server. But the social company said the move was part of cleaning house.

Less than four months after debuting LinkedIn Intro, the social network announced Friday that it was shutting down the mobile product March 7. Acting as a proxy for users' emails, Intro integrated with Apple's Mail app to surface contextual information of contacts from their LinkedIn profiles. Soon after its launch, it was criticized as posing a security risk, which the Mountain View, Calif. company swiftly dismissed.

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