fthy (@fthy@mastodon.green)
„LinkedIn runs a silent browser scan on every Chrome user who visits the site. 6,222 extensions. ~405 million users affected. No consent, no disclosure, no mention in their privacy policy.
The scan identifies your sales tools, VPN, ad blocker, job search extensions, and extensions tied to religion, politics, and disability.
The full technical breakdown, legal analysis, and searchable database of every scanned extension: https://browsergate.eu “
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jukkan (@jukkan@mstdn.social)
LinkedIn scans for 6k+ browser extensions you've installed on your computer when you visit their website with a Chrome based browser.
This is fine.🐶🔥🏠
https://browsergate.eu/extensions/
#LinkedIn #dataPrivacy #browserextensions #Chrome
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indieauthornews (@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social)
10 LinkedIn Goals for Authors
Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling shares 10 LinkedIn goals for authors to raise their profiles.
The post 10 LinkedIn Goals for Authors appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/10-linkedin-goals-for-authors
#BuildMyPlatform #GetPublished #Marketing #authorplatform #LinkedIn
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ploum (@ploum@mamot.fr)
Donc #Linkedin envoie à Microsoft la liste de toutes les extensions installées dans votre navigateur.
LOL!
Je crois que je vais arrêter de cracher sur LinkedIn, ça devient trop facile et celleux qui sont encore dessus pour ne pas rater le dernier post généré par le ChatGPT du patron le font désormais en pleine conscience.
Et si votre boulot dépend de LinkedIn, il est temps de préparer votre sortie…
https://ploum.net/je-ne-suis-plus-a-vendre-sur-linkedin/index.html
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jim (@jim@mastodon.archive.org)
"Every time you open LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, LinkedIn’s JavaScript executes a silent scan of your installed browser extensions. The scan probes for thousands of specific extensions by ID, collects the results, encrypts them, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers. The entire process happens in the background. There is no consent dialog, no notification, no mention of it in LinkedIn’s privacy policy."
#Security #LinkedIn #Microsoft
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elgg (@elgg@indieweb.social)
#LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
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Xavier (@Xavier@infosec.exchange)
@timagal I had to look this one up. #LinkedIn isn't searching your entire computer. It just scan for other installed browser extensions.
Is it wrong? Yes
Is it illegal? No clue
Is this post extremely misleading? Yes!
edit: here's my source: https://browsergate.eu/what-is-browsergate/
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timagal (@timagal@mastodon.social)
"If you visit LinkedIn, alleged hidden code searches your computer, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies, including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm."
#FOSS #israel #Microsoft #cybersecurity #spyware #windows #android #linkedin
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MrB33n (@MrB33n@mastodon.social)
LinkedIn Was Snooping Through Your Computer. Literally. https://chat-to.dev/post?id=Yk9FMDVNWThDNWV1cnpHTE9saEVHZz09 #linkedin #security #hacker #tech #technology
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CharlieMcHenry (@CharlieMcHenry@connectop.us)
#LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer - Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history.
Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm.
After years on the platform with not a single positive, not a single real job-related inquiry. I deleted my Linkedin profile last year. There have been no negatives to that decision, just a lot less BS. #DataPrivacy #tracking #surveillance #DigitalFreedom
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technotenshi (@technotenshi@infosec.exchange)
Fairlinked's "BrowserGate" report alleges that LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, scans visitors' browsers for installed extensions and tools without disclosure, including competitor sales products and job-search add-ons. The report says the results are sent to LinkedIn and third parties, potentially exposing sensitive traits and revealing which companies use rival products. It also claims the scan list grew from about 461 products in 2024 to more than 6,000 by February 2026, and that the activity is not described in LinkedIn's privacy policy.
#InfoSec #Privacy #DataProtection #LinkedIn
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greenhombre (@greenhombre@mstdn.social)
RE: https://graphics.social/@metin/116335353888270814
Another great reason to hate #LinkedIn
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