Why is LinkedIn enumerating my browser extensions?
7 hours ago
- #Data Tracking
- #Browser Fingerprinting
- #Privacy Concerns
- Browser extension created to monitor background data collection and third-party data transfers.
- LinkedIn observed conducting extensive brute-force enumeration of browser extension IDs.
- Over a thousand enumeration attempts logged within minutes, signaling intense fingerprinting.
- Example: Chrome extension URL targeted via GET fetch, resulting in a fetch error.
- Purpose unclear, raising privacy concerns about covert tracking and background data leakage.