I'm not sure when this happened, but if you are not logged into LinkedIn you cannot view public profiles[1] anymore UNLESS you are coming from a result in a search engine[2].<p>Which means if you put a link to your LinkedIn profile elsewhere on the web, you cannot guarantee that everyone can view it.<p>---<p>[1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattowen<p>[2] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=matt+owen+mbcs+citp+thirdspace+linkedin