They're "top secret" for a reason. ⁠ ⁠ Last week, the British Ministry of Defense told its workforce to delete their social clearance information from LinkedIn, citing the growing threat of Chinese espionage.⁠ ⁠ But the issue isn’t limited to just the U.K.⁠ ⁠ Fortune found multiple LinkedIn accounts belonging to Americans that display their access to top-secret information. Our reporters sent requests to connect to some of the LinkedIn users, and almost all of them accepted, despite the request coming from a complete stranger. ⁠ ⁠ But none of the people who accepted a request responded to Fortune’s questions about why they were publicizing their national security clearance status.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full story by clicking the link in bio.⁠