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Should Users Be Worried About Using the Chrome Extension to Scrape LinkedIn Data?

Avatar of Richard P.Richard P.
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can anyone confirm is users should be worried about using the Clay chrome extension to scrape Linkedin data?

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    Clay Team
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    Hey hey! Can you drop the URL for your table here? (if applicable) 🫶 Don't worry, only admins will be able to open your table 😉

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    David C.
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    Following. I've heard some similar concerns from other clay users.

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    Clay Team
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    Hi Richard, thanks for getting in touch! This is risky as you are scraping from your session, if linkedin detects you, you can be banned. I wouldn't use the clay chrome extension for this specific purpose.

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    Richard P.
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    why doesn't Clay make this clear, Juan P.? I've also asked about this feature in separate threads and someone representing Clay was happy to help he resolve issues I was having.

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    Clay Team
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    You can use the extension to scrape linkedin, but you will be at some level of risk, specially if you do it too much

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    Richard P.
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    what;s the threshold?

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    Clay Team
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    Richard P., David C. I confirm you that using the Clay chrome extension to scrape Linkedin ​doesn't imply any risk for your accounts​ as your cookies are not being used in a virtual machine like with Phantombuster. Sorry for the confusion!