New Work SE

XING, operated by New Work SE, is a prominent professional networking platform primarily focused on the German-speaking market, including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a user base of over 21 million members. Similar to LinkedIn, the service is designed to connect professionals across various industries, facilitate job searches, and enable companies to recruit talent. Users create detailed professional profiles that include their work history, educational background, skills, and a profile picture, which are then visible to other members and recruiters on the platform. While not a traditional data broker, the platform exposes a significant amount of personal and professional data, which can lead to unsolicited contact from recruiters and other professionals. The concentration of professional data also presents a target for data scraping and potential misuse by bad actors for targeted phishing campaigns or corporate espionage. To mitigate these risks, individuals should carefully configure their privacy settings to control who can view their information and be cautious about the details they share publicly on their profiles.