A US judge dismisses two lawsuits against LinkedIn over its scanning of browser extensions, saying users voluntarily expose data by downloading extensions (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

A U.S. district judge dismissed two lawsuits alleging that LinkedIn illegally scanned users’ browser extensions, ruling that users consented to data exposure by installing the extensions. The decision emphasizes that the act of downloading extensions constitutes voluntary disclosure of the information LinkedIn accessed.