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LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer (browsergate.eu)
submitted 2 weeks ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1024319

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[โ€“] French75@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't this what every major social media site does? It's certainly what security and privacy experts have been warning us about for years.

Once can hope LinkedIn pays a heavy price for this, but they've probably done it intentionally knowing the value 100x exceeds the likely penalty. This will probably end up with all of us being offered to join a class action where our settlement is a free month of LinkedIn premium.

[โ€“] plz1@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

What penalty? What illegal thing are they even doing? If the browsers allow this, they should expect it to happen. Prevent it, or expect it. Websites shouldn't be able to "scan" for these extensions in the first place.

At best, they might get a slap on the wrist fine they pay to the FTC or FCC, and admit no fault.