LinkedIn email addresses exposed

The email addresses of LinkedIn users can easily be exposed via a web browser add-on tool, it has been revealed. Sell Hack is available as a free extension to the Chrome browser that, once installed, will pop up a "hack in" button on LinkedIn profiles. Users can then find the email address associated with the account even if they are not connected. LinkedIn said it was taking legal action over the plug-in and advised users to uninstall it. Since receiving a cease and desist letter from LinkedIn, Sell Hack has disabled the plug-in. "We are building a better product that does not conflict with LinkedIn's terms of service," it said on its blog, according to BBC.