US EditionLinkedIn Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged Browser Extension Surveillance, Denies Privacy Violations
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The research, called the “BrowserGate” report, was developed by the Fairlinked e.V. association and technically verified by BleepingComputer. The analysis reveals that every time a user accesses LinkedIn via a Chromium-based browser, the platform injects a 2.7 MB JavaScript file that quietly tracks the presence of more than 6,236 Chrome extensions. According to the media, this script also collects other sensitive system information, including th…
LinkedIn Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged Browser Extension Surveillance, Denies Privacy Violations
Two class-action lawsuits have been initiated against LinkedIn, accusing the platform of secretly monitoring users through browser extension scanning. The company, however, has strongly rejected the claims, stating that its practices are transparent and already outlined in its privacy policy. “This is a house of cards built entirely upon a fabrication. We do disclose that we scan for browser extensions in our Privacy Policy, in order to detect a…
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