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 ...
Tech Times

LinkedIn 'BrowserGate' Investigation Alleges Secret Browser Extension Scanning Within Platform

A BrowserGate investigation alleges LinkedIn secretly scans over 6,000 browser extensions and builds device fingerprints ...
The Next Web

LinkedIn is secretly scanning your browser for 6,000 extensions, and you weren’t told

LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...

Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning installed browser extensions without user permission

Researchers have determined that Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning browser plug-ins and other information without permission, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with OpenClaw Node for VS Code: Real Workflow, Real Friction

OpenClaw's Node for VS Code extension proved it can support a real local file-based workflow, but on Windows the experience still feels more like early infrastructure than finished tooling.
PCMag

LinkedIn Faces Spying Allegations Over Browser Extension Scanning

A German group claims LinkedIn is 'illegally searching' users' computers. But the Microsoft-owned site says it collects data ...
WinBuzzer

LinkedIn Scans Browser Extensions on Every Visit

A German privacy group has revealed that LinkedIn scans thousands of browser extensions on every page load, prompting legal ...