Comment by zahlman
4 hours ago
> This repository documents every extension LinkedIn checks for and provides tools to identify them.
I get that the CSV lists the extensions, and the tools are provided in order to show work (mapping IDs to actual software). But how was it determined that LinkedIn checks for extensions with these IDs?
And is this relevant for non-Chrome users?
Technical writeup from a few weeks ago by a vendor that explains how LinkedIn does it, then boasts that their approach is "quieter, harder to notice, and easier to run at scale":
https://blog.castle.io/detecting-browser-extensions-for-bot-...