LinkedIn Accused of Tracking Browser Extensions on Users' PCs

The BrowserGate report accuses LinkedIn of tracking over 6,000 browser extensions installed on users’ PCs, highlighting privacy and data collection concerns. The activity involves monitoring extensions without explicit disclosure of the scope or purpose of the tracking. No specific technical mechanisms, dates, or vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE IDs) were detailed in the report. The impact centers on potential surveillance and unauthorized data gathering from users’ systems. The findings were published by HUMAN Security, though no timeline for the discovery or disclosure was provided.