LinkedIn reportedly injects a JavaScript fingerprinting script to probe visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome ...
The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based ...
LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...
LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.
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.
Professional networking platform LinkedIn is facing fresh scrutiny after reports alleged that it may be tracking users ...