There is a fresh thing going around about LinkedIn scanning extensions installed in Chrome/Chromium:
browsergate.eu/
The website claims "LinkedIn is Illegally Searching Your Computer", and implies the purpose is to find "religious beliefs, political opinions, disabilities".
tl;dr:
- yes, LinkedIn is scanning through a list of 6k+ extensions on Chrome;
- yes, this is bad;
- but the website is disingenuous in making unnecessarily overblown claims.
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#LinkedIn #BrowserGate #Privacy
LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
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