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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.
The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based ...
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.
LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.
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