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SourceFence
Flags restricted locations & companies on LinkedIn
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Flags restricted locations & companies on LinkedIn
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SourceFence flags restricted candidates directly on LinkedIn. Add location and company restriction rules, set severity levels (Red or Amber), and see real-time alert banners as you browse profiles and search results. Works on standard LinkedIn, Recruiter, and Sales Navigator. Supports comma-separated location patterns, company name normalisation, and optional expiry dates for time-limited agreements. Lightweight, privacy-first, and built for recruiting teams who need sourcing compliance.
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The idea for SourceFence came from a discussion in a recruiting community I'm part of. Someone mentioned they were sure a Chrome extension existed that could flag restricted candidates on LinkedIn, for things like non-solicit agreements or geographic sourcing restrictions, but nobody could actually find it. I searched myself and came up empty too.
This isn't a problem I come up against directly in my own role, but the conversation made it clear that it's a real pain point for a lot of recruiters and sourcers. Teams are sourcing on LinkedIn, opening profiles, and mentally cross-referencing against spreadsheets or lists in their heads. "Are we allowed to approach people at this company?" "Is this location off-limits?" It's easy to miss, and the consequences of getting it wrong can be serious.
So I built it. The core idea is simple: set up restriction rules for locations and companies, and the extension flags matches in real time as you browse LinkedIn. No extra tabs, no manual checking.
A few things that shaped the approach:
Privacy was non-negotiable. Recruiters work with sensitive candidate data, so SourceFence makes zero external network requests. All rules are stored locally in the browser, and no candidate information ever leaves your device.
It had to work everywhere recruiters actually work. Not just standard LinkedIn profiles, but Recruiter seats, and search results too. Each has a completely different page structure, so reliable parsing across all of them was the biggest technical challenge.
Simplicity over features. I wanted something a recruiter could install and start using in under a minute. Add a few rules, browse LinkedIn, and you're covered.
Team-wide rule syncing is next so entire recruiting teams can share a single set of compliance rules. Would love to hear your feedback!