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LinkedIn Hidden Code Secretly Searches Your Browser for Installed Extensions (cybersecuritynews.com)

submitted 3 days ago by gokayburucdev@lemmy.world to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] x_pikl_x@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, not really. Unless it's your own extension you're trying to communicate with.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's like a security guy doing a full body search on everyone entering a club. It's beyond inappropriate.

[–] a_postmodern_hat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

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