LinkedIn beats “BrowserGate” lawsuits over scanning users’ Chrome extensions
Summary
Ars Technica reports that LinkedIn won dismissals in two lawsuits over scanning users' browser extensions. The judge found the plaintiffs lacked standing and suggested that browser extensions inherently expose data, making a privacy violation unlikely; the ruling leaves room to amend but casts doubt on the claims. The decision does not rule on the legality of the surveillance practices themselves.