LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data
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April 7, 2026
Follow up to What is BrowserGate? See also Bleeping Computer: “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. BleepingComputer has independently confirmed part of these claims through our own testing, during which we observed a ...
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