The short version
The browser commenters recommended to blunt LinkedIn extension fingerprinting.
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Firefox
The browser commenters recommended to blunt LinkedIn extension fingerprinting.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-04-30
Last seen:2026-04-30
Times seen:1
Website:firefox.com
Why it caught our attention
The thread offered an immediate privacy workaround.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-04-30
Editorial paraphrase
Multiple comments said switching to Firefox or another non-Chromium browser breaks the Chrome-extension scan.
Original threadLinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request
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LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request
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