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

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can anyone confirm is users should be worried about using the Clay chrome extension to scrape Linkedin data?

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 😉
Richard P.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/outboundphd_heres-the-step-by-step-process-to-use-clay[…]999844667392-TUs1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
David C.
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Following. I've heard some similar concerns from other clay users.
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.
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.
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
Richard P.
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what;s the threshold?
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!