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LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data

  • Luke James--Tom's Hardware UK
  • published date: 2026-04-04 16:46:32 UTC

LinkedIn is understood to inject a JavaScript fingerprinting script on every page load that probes visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device telemetry.

LinkedIn is understood to be injecting a JavaScript fingerprinting script into every page load that probes visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device teleme… [+3416 chars]