Scandalo #Browsergate: secondo il sito https://www.browsergate.eu, ogni volta che un utente accede a #Linkedin questo scansiona i plugin installati sul browser, raccoglie i dati e li trasmette ai server di Linkedin, il tutto senza autorizzazione.

[...] convinzioni religiose, le opinioni politiche, le disabilità e l'attività di ricerca di lavoro di individui identificati. [...] le estensioni che identificano i praticanti musulmani, le estensioni che rivelano l'orientamento politico [...]

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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A questo indirizzo c'è una lista filtrata per cercare tra le estensioni Chrome utilizzate:

https://browsergate.eu/extensions/

Scanned Extensions Database

6,222 extensions. Zero consent. Every time you visit LinkedIn, a hidden JavaScript program scans your browser for installed Chrome extensions. No notice. No opt-in. No mention in their privacy policy. The scan doesn’t just look for LinkedIn-related tools. It identifies whether you use an Islamic content filter (PordaAI — “Blur Haram objects, real-time AI for Islamic values”), whether you’ve installed an anti-Zionist political tagger (Anti-Zionist Tag), or a tool designed for neurodivergent users (simplify). Under GDPR Article 9, processing data that reveals religious beliefs, political opinions, or health conditions requires explicit consent. LinkedIn obtains none.

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