Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm. The user is never asked. Never told. LinkedIn’s privacy policy does not mention it. Because LinkedIn knows each user’s real name, employer, and job title, it is not searching anonymous visitors. It is searching identified people at identified companies. Millions of companies. Every day. All over the world.
  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 hours

    Ok… They do seem to be fear mongering a bit.

    By their own evidence it only collects browser plugins for chromium based browsers. There forward implies it scans your entire PC.

    As always stop using chromium based browsers to avoid this.

    • Linearity@piefed.zipEnglish
      3 hours

      Firefox based browsers also have persistent IDs for addons, does Firefox do something different to stop this?

  • howmuchlonger@lemmy.org
    4 hours

    in a Chrome-based browser

    Anyone who uses anything that has ever been touched by Google is a fucking moron and deserves what they get.

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3 hours

      i had to learn this the hard way when i got suckered in by their “dont be evil” motto.

      • howmuchlonger@lemmy.org
        3 hours

        They became obviously evil in 2004 when they introduced Gmail, and flat out said in their ToC that they are reading your email and selling your data.

        • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3 hours

          yeah, but in my defense: i was a liberal at the time and we were/are notorious for not reading beyond the headline. lol

        • bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip
          2 hours

          Iirc Google doesn’t sell data in the traditional sense, they package profiles for advertisers and their own ad network, but they don’t outright sell individual data. I could be wrong though.

    • AyuTsukasa@lemmy.zip
      4 hours

      It’s pretty impossible to exist in society without a few concessions. Like doing official or work stuff requires you to use Google products.

      • howmuchlonger@lemmy.org
        3 hours

        If your work forces you to use Google, use Google for work on your work machine. Do only work on your work machine. If they want their data stolen, that’s on them.

        Me: No Google at all. No Google account. Not having a problem at all. I’ve been a software developer for 23 years.

        Also, you wouldn’t be using LinkedIn on a work machine. Unless you want to get fired.

        • AyuTsukasa@lemmy.zip
          2 hours

          Okay but not everyone is as tech savvy. I wouldn’t call everyone a moron just because they don’t have the same skillset as you.