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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by flomo on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:17PM (#47969543)
Probably mostly for abuse prevention. Lots of extensions like this one:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/linkedin-data...

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by hirako2000 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:22PM (#47969603)
The "abuse" is that one doesn't have to copy paste for hours.
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