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Digital marketing & analytics shaped by data governance, privacy and ethics | Educator ยท Speaker ยท Consultant
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June 19, 2025
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June 19, 2025
DID YOU KNOW? LinkedIn is spying on your browser extensions! While working on my own browser extension, I discovered that LinkedIn is actively scanning for other installed extensions. Thereโ€™s code embedded in their site that loops through over 1,800 extension IDs, attempting to retrieve specific files from each extensionโ€™s package. If successful, LinkedIn knows exactly which extensions youโ€™re using - especially those that might scrape content, automate actions, or modify their interface. This isnโ€™t new. LinkedIn was first caught doing this over eight years ago, when they were scanning for just 38 extensions. That number has now ballooned to 1,800+! While some of these are clearly automation bots used for spam (no sympathy there), others are legitimate productivity tools. Why does this matter? This technique can be used by ANY website to detect extensions youโ€™ve installed. Itโ€™s a powerful method for fingerprinting users - tracking them even when cookies and other identifiers are blocked. Privacy concerns. Since LinkedIn is probing elements installed on your device, doesnโ€™t this fall under the ePrivacy Directive? Thereโ€™s no mention of this practice in their privacy policy - nor any transparency about how they use this data. Is this a privacy violation? Should platforms be required to disclose this kind of tracking? Curious to hear your thoughts. #Privacy #LinkedIn #BrowserExtensions #Fingerprinting #CyberSecurity
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