LinkedIn won a motion to dismiss two class-action lawsuits alleging the company scanned users' Chrome browser extensions to harvest private data. The judge ruled plaintiffs lacked standing since they failed to show they had extensions that conveyed private information to LinkedIn, though he allowed amendments with skepticism about success.
Background
The "BrowserGate" controversy began when reports emerged that LinkedIn was using browser extensions installed by users to scrape private data from other websites, raising significant privacy concerns among users and advocates.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026 at 04:55 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10