Mastodawn

The herpes of the internet is back at it: https://browsergate.eu/

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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Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉1d ago

Not to brag, but I haven’t used chrome since I bought my MacPro in 2019 or so?

I switched to safari to see if I could survive on it. Once every couple of months I need to use chrome for something (like a broken web site), but generally haven’t missed it.

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Phillip Upton

@Migueldeicaza

I’m a web dev and last week was the first time in more than 5 years that I needed chrome… to fix a bug that only occurred in chrome.

Otherwise I use primarily use safari.

Any time safari hasn’t worked for a web site… firefox has.

Tho, I don’t use most sites “normal” people do… like google or youtube or any other properties from companies that have primary income from advertising. (meta)