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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://federate.social/users/jik/statuses/116337085538604933">Jonathan Kamens 86 47 (jik@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Apr-2026 05:57:52 JST</a><a href="https://federate.social/@jik" title="jik@federate.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/112846-48-20230416171343.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Jonathan Kamens 86 47" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Jonathan Kamens 86 47</a></section><article><p>This is my second "holy shit" of the day.<br>Apparently <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LinkedIn" rel="tag">#LinkedIn</a> if silently collecting data on every extension you use every time you visit the site. Which it then uploads, with your identity attached to it.<br>This is absolutely horrifying. Literally, people should go to jail over this.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/infosec" rel="tag">#infosec</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/privacy" rel="tag">#privacy</a><br><a href="https://browsergate.eu/" rel="nofollow">https://browsergate.eu/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6290225#notice-12392591">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-04-03T05:57:52+09:00" title="Friday, 03-Apr-2026 05:57:52 JST">about 3 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://federate.social/@jik/116337085538604933" rel="external" title="Sent from federate.social via ActivityPub">federate.social</a></span></span><a href="https://federate.social/@jik/116337085538604933">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://browsergate.eu/">LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer</a></h5><div></div></header><div>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.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Jonathan Kamens 86 47 (jik@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Apr-2026 05:57:52 JST Jonathan Kamens 86 47
This is my second "holy shit" of the day.
Apparently #LinkedIn if silently collecting data on every extension you use every time you visit the site. Which it then uploads, with your identity attached to it.
This is absolutely horrifying. Literally, people should go to jail over this.
#infosec #privacy
https://browsergate.eu/
In conversationabout 3 months ago from federate.socialpermalink
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  LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
  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.

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