Professional networking platform LinkedIn has been quietly collecting detailed information about users' devices and installed browser extensions, a new security report has alleged.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/linkedin-accused-of-covert-data-collection-in-browsergate-report?utm_source=post&utm_medium=mastodon_org&utm_campaign=Browsergate_Apr

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LinkedIn accused of covert data collection in 'BrowserGate' report

Professional networking platform LinkedIn has been quietly collecting detailed information about users' devices and installed browser extensions, a new security report has alleged.