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The browser commenters recommended to blunt LinkedIn extension fingerprinting.

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First seen:2026-04-30

Last seen:2026-04-30

Sightings:1

Source:firefox.com

What it is

The browser commenters recommended to blunt LinkedIn extension fingerprinting.

Why developers recommend it

The thread offered an immediate privacy workaround.

Hacker News evidence

2026-04-30

Multiple comments said switching to Firefox or another non-Chromium browser breaks the Chrome-extension scan.

LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request