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A comment on LinkedIn accesses Gmail contacts via ‘auto-authorization’.

Re:LinkedIn accesses Gmail contacts via ‘auto-authorization’ by random55643 on Saturday October 22, 2016 @02:01PM (#12769763)
This drives me absolutely nuts. It makes me want to delete my LinkedIn account.
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Re:LinkedIn accesses Gmail contacts via ‘auto-authorization’ by Maarten88 on Saturday October 22, 2016 @02:42PM (#12769971)
They have been trying to access Outlook accounts for the same reason for years, by asking for your password in a deceptive way. But if this is true it's next-level evil indeed, it seems that Gmail has an open XSS vulnerability, and LinkedIn (and Facebook too?) are using it to outright hack into your account.
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Re:LinkedIn accesses Gmail contacts via ‘auto-authorization’ by kellytk on Saturday October 22, 2016 @02:39PM (#12769949)
It's stories like these I refer to when I'm asked why I don't have an account.
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