How I got banned from Ecademy

It’s with a heavy heart that I find myself on the list of people who’ve been banned from the professional network site Ecademy. Here’s how it happened.

UPDATED: Safe Networking with Ecademy? £5 buys you a green badge but not the security you think!

I didn’t think to test the Ecademy Safe Networking system when launched on Friday but I was approached by a few individuals after our post went live who claimed to have verified fake accounts. So I decided to give it a go. And the results were not what I was expecting.

Ecademy “Safe Networking” – worth £5 to prove who you are?

Along with a website refresh the programme has now gone live and reveals the fee for proving who you to be £5.00. What do you think of the scheme?