Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against LinkedIn Over Extension Scanning — SkimNews
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- LinkedIn defeated two lawsuits challenging its practice of scanning users' browser extensions, with a US judge granting Microsoft-owned LinkedIn's motion to dismiss
- US judge ruled that users voluntarily expose their data by downloading browser extensions, undermining the plaintiffs' privacy claims
Why it matters: The ruling shields LinkedIn from liability over its extension-scanning practices and signals that courts may treat downloaded browser extensions as low-privacy zones where users assume the risk of data exposure by installing them.
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