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LinkedIn Faces Class Action for Alleged Privacy Violations

4/9/2026

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Two class action lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against LinkedIn Corporation, a Microsoft subsidiary.
The suits allege LinkedIn scans users' browsers to identify extensions and cite Fairlinked's BrowserGate report as lacking disclosure in the privacy policy.
LinkedIn acknowledges browser scanning but says it targets extensions that violate terms by scraping data.
The suits seek to represent all United States LinkedIn users.

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Two class action lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against LinkedIn Corporation, a Microsoft subsidiary.
The suits allege LinkedIn scans users' browsers to identify extensions and cite Fairlinked's BrowserGate report as lacking disclosure in the privacy policy.
LinkedIn acknowledges browser scanning but says it targets extensions that violate terms by scraping data.
The suits seek to represent all United States LinkedIn users.