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LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report
LinkedIn reportedly injects a JavaScript fingerprinting script to probe visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects device telemetry.
A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data.
The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based ...
LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.
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