Investigate LinkedIn Verification Integration for LinkedIn Stamp

Objective:

Explore the feasibility of integrating LinkedIn’s new verification process into Passport’s LinkedIn Stamp. The goal is to enhance the LinkedIn Stamp scoring by awarding additional points for verified LinkedIn users, improving the quality and trustworthiness of Stamps for Web2 users onboarding into Web3.

Background:

LinkedIn has introduced a new user verification process that could provide valuable credibility signals for users linking their LinkedIn profiles to Passport. If LinkedIn's API provides access to this verification data, we can enhance the scoring of the LinkedIn Stamp, making it a more reliable measure of user trustworthiness. This will be especially valuable for users coming from Web2 and help build stronger identity profiles.

Key Questions:

LinkedIn API Access:
- Does LinkedIn’s API expose a user's verification status (i.e., is the user verified or not)?
- What permissions or credentials are required to access this data?
Integration into LinkedIn Stamp:
- How can the verification status be integrated into the existing LinkedIn Stamp scoring logic?
- What additional points should be awarded to verified LinkedIn users, and how will this impact the overall scoring?
Potential Limitations:
- Are there any rate limits, costs, or technical challenges related to using LinkedIn’s API for verification data?
- Are there privacy concerns or user consent requirements that need to be addressed?

Deliverables:

Documentation on the feasibility of accessing and using LinkedIn verification data.
A proposal for how LinkedIn verification can be integrated into the LinkedIn Stamp scoring.
Identification of any technical, legal, or privacy concerns that could affect implementation.

Timeline:

This spike should be completed within one day to determine the next steps for potential implementation.

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