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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/31/mekzakygr11pcb8jgaxj.jpg?quality=751280720The US government claims that China is using LinkedIn to recruit spies in America. And it’s now calling for Microsoft, the company that owns LinkedIn, to shut down allegedly fake accounts being used to build its spy network. First reported by Reuters, the allegations are being made by William Evanina, the head of US counter-intelligence.