{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T02:43:38.268Z","story":{"id":"r_c958266fc7e14ee3b8600f31","slug":"linkedin-faces-class-action-lawsuits-over-browser-extension-scanning","url":"https://yomimono.id/linkedin-faces-class-action-lawsuits-over-browser-extension-scanning","headline":"LinkedIn Faces Class-Action Lawsuits Over Browser Extension Scanning","summary":"Two class-action lawsuits filed in California accuse LinkedIn of secretly scanning users' browser extensions to collect data without consent. The suits follow a research project called BrowserGate by Fairlinked eV, which found LinkedIn's JavaScript code detected thousands of installed extensions. LinkedIn argues the scanning is disclosed in its privacy policy and done to block scraping tools.","why_it_matters":"The lawsuits test whether LinkedIn's extension scanning, which it says is for abuse detection, violates privacy laws when the data could reveal sensitive personal information.","published_at":"2026-05-23T01:15:54.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["GIGAZINE"],"citations":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","title":"LinkedIn Faces Class-Action Lawsuits Over Browser Extension Scanning","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260523-linkedin-lawsuits-browser-extension-scanning/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}