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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by tadfisher on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:54PM (#47969334)
> But click the links. They've all been pulled from the store.

I did that with the first five extensions in the list; only one was removed from the store. So you should qualify this statement.

Maybe they are all scammy extensions, and maybe this is a weird LLM-driven astroturfing campaign, but let's try to at least root our arguments in a shared reality.

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by ziml77 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @08:15PM (#47969990)
You're misunderstanding what that's in reference to. It's not about all of the extensions in the list being removed. It's about the 3 that are specifically called out in the text above the list to scare people into thinking they're being profiled for things that could put them in danger.

All 3 of those have been removed.

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