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Security Stop-Press : LinkedIn Browser Scanning Claims Raise Privacy Concerns

Published 15 April 2026

A “BrowserGate” report claims LinkedIn scans users’ browsers for thousands of extensions and collects device data without clear disclosure. Researchers say LinkedIn runs a hidden script that checks for over 6,000 extensions and gathers around 48 device attributes, creating a fingerprint linked to user activity. The scanning behaviour itself has […]

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