New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers

LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.
Cybernews

Security analyst calls LinkedIn’s BrowserGate scandal a giant nothingburger, urges calm

According to Tyler Reguly, associate director of security R&D at Fortra, claims that Microsoft is allegedly injecting ...
The News International

LinkedIn is reportedly scanning your browser extensions: But is it illegal?

The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based ...

LinkedIn scanning users’ browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browsers to determine which extensions they’re running.

Your LinkedIn session might not be as private as you think

A new report claims LinkedIn scans over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects device data using hidden scripts, raising major privacy concerns. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
Bleeping Computer

LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

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.
GIGAZINE

BrowserGate is a research project that claims that every time you access LinkedIn, your PC is being illegally searched.

The business-focused social networking service LinkedIn is collecting information by searching for software installed on users' PCs, according to the research project BrowserGate. BrowserGate states ...