A new report accuses LinkedIn of using hidden browser scripts to scan installed extensions and gather detailed device data ...

LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browsers to determine which extensions they’re running. Two class action complaints were filed by different law firms on behalf of ...

The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based browser, the platform's JavaScript checks for the presence of ...

The business-focused social networking service LinkedIn is collecting information by searching for software installed on users' PCs, according to the research project BrowserGate. BrowserGate states ...