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by delwise23 73 days ago
This is a good reminder of how much trust we implicitly place in every website we visit. Most people have no idea that a site can silently probe their browser environment while they're just trying to scroll their feed. Even if LinkedIn's intent is benign (fraud detection, fingerprinting), the lack of transparency is what makes it feel wrong. You shouldn't have to inspect network traffic to know what a website is doing with your data.