A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data.

Researchers have determined that Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning browser plug-ins and other information without permission, building user profiles using data that the company did not get permission ...

A new investigation published by Fairlinked e.V. has triggered major controversy around LinkedIn's data collection practices. If you have been using the platform lately for your job hunting, you need ...

LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browsers to determine which extensions they’re running. Two class action complaints were filed by different law firms on behalf of ...

In short: Every time you visit LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, a hidden JavaScript routine silently probes your browser for more than 6,000 installed extensions, collects 48 hardware and software ...

A security investigation dubbed “BrowserGate” accuses LinkedIn of running hidden scripts that scan visitors’ browsers for more than 6,000 Chrome extensions while simultaneously collecting hardware ...

Is there any real solution to the nightmare of online password management in an era of increasingly clever hacks, scams, and ...

If you are looking for a powerful yet free extension for browser security, Fortect Browsing Protection could be your savior. This extension is specially designed for all Chromium-based browsers like ...

The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based browser, the platform's JavaScript checks for the presence of specific browser ...

Dozens of widely used browser extensions have been collecting and selling user data with explicit disclosure in their privacy ...