Because of the negative feedback from privacy advocates and users alike, LinkedIn is also backing off from some of the more aggressive features of social ads. Roslanksy announced a new look for the companies social ads, which removes the images of specific LinkedIn contacts and replaces them with a simple message that tells you how many people in your network have a connection to the product or service in question.

While some critics are probably comforted by the company's clarification, it's probably this step back in response to user feedback that will help LinkedIn win back its users' trust.