BrowserGate: LinkedIn Tracks 6,000+ Browser Extensions on Users’ PCs

LinkedIn is accused in the BrowserGate report of tracking 6,000+ browser extensions on users’ PCs, raising concerns over privacy and data collection practices.

A major controversy has broken out involving LinkedIn, the popular professional networking site. According to an investigation named BrowserGate, the Microsoft-owned platform is allegedly using hidden code to peek at the software and tools installed on the computers of its one billion users.

This study was conducted by Fairlinked e.V., a group representing businesses and professionals who use the site, which dubbed it “one of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history.”

How the Surveillance Works

LinkedIn is a platform where we use our real names and job titles. Because of this, the investigation claims the platform isn’t just tracking anonymous data but allegedly linking specific software choices back to real people and the companies they work for.

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