LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data

Tom's Hardware 2026-04-04

Summary:

LinkedIn is understood to inject a JavaScript fingerprinting script on every page load that probes visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device telemetry.

Link:

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/browsers/linkedin-scans-visitors-browsers-for-over-6000-chrome-extensions-and-collects-device-data

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Cybersecurity by kevin » Tom's Hardware

Tags:

cybersecurity

Date tagged:

04/04/2026, 13:09

Date published:

04/04/2026, 12:46