Kim Zetter says LinkedIn runs covert code in Chrome and Chromium browsers to enumerate installed extensions and send that data back to LinkedIn and partners, raising concerns about identity and tracking via browser fingerprinting.
Every time you open LinkedIn in a Chrome or Chromium-based browser, covert code silently scans your browser for info about any extensions you've installed, then transmits the info back to LinkedIn and partners.
From this, they can glean info about you
Every time you open LinkedIn in a Chrome or Chromium-based browser, covert code silently scans your browser for info about any extensions you've installed
then transmits the info back to LinkedIn and partners.
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