LinkedIn Under Fire: Allegations of 2953-Extension Surveillance and Illegal Computer Snooping
The core alarm centers on LinkedIn's alleged surveillance of user devices. Specific concerns point to the company potentially scanning installed browser extensions and even 'illegally searching' a user's entire local computer system.
Community concern splits across the scope of the alleged monitoring. Some focus on the technical breadth, like the 'who' thread alleging LinkedIn checks for a specific count of '2953 browser extensions.' Others, like 'cm0002', frame this as deep system invasion, suggesting LinkedIn is searching the entire computer. 'lemmydev2' zeroes in on the monitoring of installed web extensions.
The overwhelming sentiment suggests profound distrust in LinkedIn's data practices. The community is reacting not to marketing, but to the mechanism of potential unauthorized data extraction, pointing fingers at invasive technical overreach.
Key Points
LinkedIn is monitoring installed browser extensions.
This technical monitoring aspect was flagged by 'lemmydev2' as a primary area of suspicion.
The degree of intrusion extends to unauthorized scanning of the entire local computer system.
'cm0002' characterized this fear as an allegation of deeply illegal searching activity.
Specific quantification of surveillance capability.
'who' cited the specific figure of '2953 browser extensions' as evidence of the alleged scanning depth.
General apprehension regarding data collection mechanisms.
The discussion cluster frames the problem entirely around alleged invasive technical data collection practices.
Source Discussions (3)
This report was synthesized from the following Lemmy discussions, ranked by community score.