Turns out this isn’t hyperbole:

“Microsoft Corporation’s LinkedIn is running a massive, global, and illegal spying operation on every computer that visits their website.”

https://browsergate.eu/executive-summary/

#enshittification #corruption #spyware #microsoft #evil

Executive Summary

Microsoft Corporation’s LinkedIn is running a massive, global, and illegal spying operation on every computer that visits their website. 1. The Regulation of Linkedin In 2024 Microsoft was designated as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act in the EU. The two regulated products are Microsoft Windows and Microsoft LinkedIn. The Digital Markets Act mandates that gatekeepers allow business users and authorized third parties free, effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access to all data, including personal data, that is generated through the use of (LinkedIn).

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@mjt Such shenanigans are the reason I run the NoScript plugin.

@gdinwiddie @mjt

If you know anybody who might be interested, please forward this to them....

We are setting up a #Deshittification CoOp for whose who want to deshittify their lives and this world.

We'll host a call to figure out how to do this on 29 April. All welcome.

https://rorshok.com/tracks/dsht-coop/

#enshittification

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

DSHT CoOp – Rorshok

William O'Connell (@william-oconnell.bsky.social)

I've seen this LinkedIn "BrowserGate" site posted a few places online. LinkedIn is "searching your computer"! It's a "mass breach of personal data"! It sounds illegal, and maybe it is, but you should know what this is really about, and who's behind it. 🧵

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