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Re:LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer by 1shooner on Thursday April 02, 2026 @10:19AM (#47614878)
>Calling the title misleading because they didn't breach the browser sandbox is wrong

By this logic we could also say that LinkedIn scans your home network.

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Re:LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer by andersonpico on Thursday April 02, 2026 @10:55AM (#47615343)
Websites could scan your local network covertly up until a few years ago; now it requires explicit permission (like notifications, location, etc)
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Re:LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer by fragmede on Thursday April 02, 2026 @04:37PM (#47619842)
XSS never a thing in your world?
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