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LinkedIn Deeply Misunderstood After Silently Scanning Users: “We Just Want to Know You on a Deeper Level”

Sunnyvale, CA - Executives at LinkedIn expressed shock and confusion this week after critics accused the professional networking giant of running a massive, covert browser extension fingerprinting operation on millions of users.

vlgr April 3, 2026 37 reads 1 min read

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“We’re honestly hurt by this reaction,” said LinkedIn Chief Privacy Officer Chad Harmon in a statement. “All we’ve ever wanted is to understand our members better. Is that so wrong?”

According to researchers at BrowserGate, every time a user loads LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, hidden scripts quietly probe for thousands of installed extensions — including job-hunting tools, competitor sales intelligence platforms, privacy add-ons, and even extensions that might hint at someone’s political views, religious beliefs, or neurodivergence.

“Look, when you join LinkedIn, you already tell us your name, your job, your employer, your entire career history, and photos of you shaking hands at conferences,” said Harmon. “Why stop there?

Legal experts noted that a case has now been filed in Munich under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, with critics calling the practice “aggressive user intimacy”.

One executive to sighed, “See? This is why we can’t have nice things. Our users just won’t let us love them.”

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