LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
browsergate.eu
Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm. The user is never asked. Never told. LinkedIn’s privacy policy does not mention it. Because LinkedIn knows each user’s real name, employer, and job title, it is not searching anonymous visitors. It is searching identified people at identified companies. Millions of companies. Every day. All over the world.
  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Don’t browsers already give out what program extensions you have associated? So that the browser knows how to handle certain web requests? I’m sure its not just linked in gleaning that info. Just they have more personal info. The article doesn’t say any specifics just fear points. And this is from me, a person who values their privacy and runs Linux and GrapheneOS phone.

  • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    It’s that why it keeps auto-filling the address bar as LinkedIn as soon as i type an L, even though I’ve never been to LinkedIn in my life?

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      12 hours ago

      The address bar you have is set to a search engine such as google or duckduckgo, its those search engines that will auto fill as you type, if you don’t have it in your browser history.