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LinkedIn Hidden Code Secretly Searches Your Browser for Installed Extensions
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this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2026
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Isn't it standard for a website to be able to detect browser/extensions?
Funny that the name dropping of Chrome in the link summary implies Firefox users are safe.
No, not really. Unless it's your own extension you're trying to communicate with.
It's like a security guy doing a full body search on everyone entering a club. It's beyond inappropriate.
More like a well-known industry personality assuming consent and feeling you up under the table in public because you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t want that.
Hope the 300 dollar fine hurts
Well, the article does actually state that in the text...