LinkedIn will scan the browser to identify extensions

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Post by youeseh » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:19 PM UTC

LinkedIn will scan the browser to identify extensions
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Re: LinkedIn will scan the browser to identify extensions

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Post by altdatathrow » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

Re: LinkedIn will scan the browser to identify extensions

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Post by polotics » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:44 PM UTC

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

How do you know the purpose is to prevent scraping? It could be some general marketing drive or general snoop for whatever other invented privacy invasive reason.

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Post by saagarjha » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:45 PM UTC

s/will scan/is scanning/?

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Post by cooljacob204 » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:45 PM UTC

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

I figured it was to help them track users.

Re: LinkedIn will scan the browser to identify extensions

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Post by postalrat » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:45 PM UTC

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

I have a hard time calling it linkedin's data when it belongs to the users.

I may be wrong here but I assume linkedin's user's don't have a strong preference if their data is searchable by anyone or just people who pay linkedin thousands of dollars for one of their paid accounts.

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Post by postalrat » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:46 PM UTC

polotics wrote: post #3

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

How do you know the purpose is to prevent scraping? It could be some general marketing drive or general snoop for whatever other invented privacy invasive reason.

Because linkedin has been involved in a few lawsuits to try to stop people from user's data from their site. And the browser extensions they scan for are scraping extensions.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:50 PM UTC

polotics wrote: post #3

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

How do you know the purpose is to prevent scraping? It could be some general marketing drive or general snoop for whatever other invented privacy invasive reason.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

postalrat wrote: post #6

altdatathrow wrote: post #2

So in an effort to thwart scraping of LinkedIn data, they're actively scraping the local browser of every single user.

I have a hard time calling it linkedin's data when it belongs to the users. I may be wrong here but I assume linkedin's user's don't have a strong preference if their data is searchable by anyone or just people who pay linkedin thousands of dollars for one of their paid accounts.

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Post by yumraj » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 4:53 PM UTC

I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but for last 1-2 days I've noticed that whenever I open a LinkedIn tab, my MBP Fan goes in overdrive. Verified that it's LinkedIn by checking activity monitor.