This is real — LinkedIn was hit with two class-action lawsuits in early April 2026 over browser extension scanning. The core facts check out: the company does scan for thousands of extensions, and lawsuits were filed in California. The main disagreement is framing — LinkedIn says this is anti-scraping security, while plaintiffs argue it's covert surveillance of personal data. The article presents both sides fairly, though it doesn't deeply explore whether scanning 6,000 extensions (including religious apps and job search tools) actually requires surveilling all of them for scraping prevention, which is the plaintiffs' key argument.