The practice at the centre of the controversy is called resource probing. When a user opens LinkedIn in a Chromium-based ...

A German group claims LinkedIn is 'illegally searching' users' computers. But the Microsoft-owned site says it collects data ...

Researchers have determined that Microsoft's LinkedIn is scanning browser plug-ins and other information without permission, building user profiles using data that the company did not get permission ...

Professional networking platform LinkedIn is facing fresh scrutiny after reports alleged that it may be tracking users ...

LinkedIn calls it a smear campaign, but does not deny scanning people's browsers for extensions.

LinkedIn is facing mounting privacy questions after an investigation branded “BrowserGate” alleged the Microsoft-owned professional network scans thousands of browser extensions and gathers detailed ...