🚨 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
#LinkedIn #BrowserGate #privacy
Michael Downey :notAI:
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2026-04-02 22:14:46 UTC
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2026-04-02 22:14:46 UTCEvent JSON
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