LinkedIn scanning users’ browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browsers to determine which extensions they’re running.
The Next Web

LinkedIn is secretly scanning your browser for 6,000 extensions, and you weren’t told

LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...
India.com

Internet blackout, disruption in daily activities likely to hit India as Iran threatens to cut internet cables in Red Sea

New Delhi: The conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel has now escalated to a new level. Recently, Iran issued a warning that it could sever the internet cables laid beneath the Red Sea. If this ...
CNBC

AI and bots have officially taken over the internet, report finds

A new report found that bots have surpassed human internet traffic. HUMAN Security's State of AI Traffic report found that automated traffic grew eight times faster than human traffic year-over-year.
The New York Times

Internet Blackout Keeps Iranians From Reaching Loved Ones During New Year Holiday

The current restrictions on the internet in Iran are coinciding with Nowruz, the observance of the Persian New Year. By Sanam Mahoozi and Abdi Latif Dahir Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of ...