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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:onMastodon4d ago
WARNING: LinkedIn has your profile. They have more from illegally spying on you.
“LinkedIn started injecting malicious code into the browsers of their users, without their knowledge or their consent. At the time of writing, this code downloads a list of 6,222 software products and brute-forces the detection of each one.”
More info:
https://browsergate.eu/executive-summary/
What you can do:
https://browsergate.eu/take-action/
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#BrowserGate #LinkedIn #InfoSec #OpSec #Privacy #Crime #YouAreTheProduct #Microsoft
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Analysis Summary
LinkedIn's JavaScript scans your installed browser extensions without consent or notification, and tests around 6,222 software products to detect which ones you have installed. The core facts are verified and well-documented by the BrowserGate investigation, which provides code excerpts and technical detail. However, the post uses alarmist language—"malicious code" and "illegally spying"—that overstates the legal verdict, which is still contested. The exact number of extensions scanned is disputed; Fairlinked claims over 6,000 while independent analysis suggests around 2,953. Worth knowing about, but the "crime" framing gets ahead of confirmed legal conclusions.
Claims Analysis (3)
“LinkedIn started injecting malicious code into the browsers of their users, without their knowledge or their consent”
LinkedIn executes JavaScript that scans browser extensions without consent or notification, though calling it "malicious" is framing choice—functionality is documented and deliberate.
“This code downloads a list of 6,222 software products and brute-forces the detection of each one”
The code downloads a list of 6,222 software products and brute-forces the detection of each one. This is directly from the investigation source.
“LinkedIn is illegally spying on users”
The scanning happens with no consent dialog, notification, or mention in LinkedIn's privacy policy, but whether this constitutes illegal activity is contested—pending legal proceedings and regulatory investigation.
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