Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
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privacy
Source: CSO OnlineApril 8, 2026
Summary
LinkedIn has been accused by a European company of secretly scanning users' computers for installed software and sharing that data with third parties, without user consent or disclosure in its privacy policy. LinkedIn denies the core accusation but acknowledges it scans for browser extensions (software that adds features to web browsers) to detect abuse, though it did not clarify whether it uses the collected data only for that purpose.
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Original source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/4156064/questions-raised-about-how-linkedin-uses-the-petabytes-of-data-it-collects.html
First tracked: April 9, 2026 at 02:00 AM
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