LinkedIn locked me out of my own account. The only way back is through Persona — a third-party service that wants a photo of my passport, a scan of my face, and a recording of my movements (liveness detection: turn your head, follow the dot, so a still photo can’t stand in for me). The stated reason: “unusual activity.” The real reason, of course, is big tech spearheading a movement toward absolute control over people.
I’m running into the ID verification problem too! I uninstalled the app and when I reinstalled, I couldn’t find my 2FA code in Microsoft Authenticator. Now I need to submit my government ID and do the face scan stuff.
I’m very much against all the ID verification stuff as of late, for the same reason you state… I asked a friend to give me a PDF export of my profile and I’ll maybe come back when the ID verification requirement changes.