This Is relationship related, so please bear with me.
I've been on Linkedin for years and when I receive invitations to be "connected" I assume the other person has personally generated the invite.
Recently- a few months back- I was told by a professional colleague, that LI had changed its default settings so they could send your details to 3rd parties without your knowing. I went into my settings and changed mine back to how they were.
Before I knew about the new default settings, I received an invite to "connect" from a significant ex. I posted about him a while back, asking if I should contact him after he dumped me, and I never spoke my mind to him about the "U" turn he made and how he treated me badly. I didn't contact him, so you can imagine my surprise when I received a LI invite from him.
I emailed to ask if he had sent it- a very brief, matter of fact email- and he denied it. He also started his email with "And a happy new year to you too." This was I expect a snipe at my lack of friendliness in the email- as if he has/had no idea how his "U" turn hurt me.
I queried the LI invite again, saying I'd no idea how it was sent without him generating it, and he continued to deny he had. he said if he wanted to contact me, he would. Thanks.
Could LI have access to his email addresses and have sent it - which is what he seems to think?