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A comment on LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request. Parent comment

Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by Lerc on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:16PM (#47968956)
Can you confirm that the title is correct and that it encrypts rather than hashes?

Both are concerns, but sending interpretable data is a more serious concern.

I scanned through the article and did not see an example of the header it added.

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by stingraycharles on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:24PM (#47969035)
It says RSA public key encryption in the article, so I’m going to assume that it’s not a typo.
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