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Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning installed browser extensions without user permission
Researchers have determined that Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning browser plug-ins and other information without permission, building user profiles using data that the company did not get permission to take.SafariA European advocacy group claims LinkedIn is probing browser extensions through its website code. Fairlinked e.V. published its "BrowserGate" report alleging LinkedIn detects installed browser extensions by probing for known identifiers…
An independent report and evidence revived privacy alarms on LinkedIn, after a script that detects more than 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects data from the device came to light. The company defends the practice as a security measure, but the case puts back under the magnifying glass as far as large platforms can go to monitor the activity of its users. *** A report known as BrowserGate accuses LinkedIn of scanning more than 6,000 extensions …
LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data
LinkedIn is understood to inject a JavaScript fingerprinting script on every page load that probes visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device telemetry.
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