Is Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay safe on LinkedIn?

Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay is on LinkedIn's active extension-detection (AED) list. Risk rating: MEDIUM.

Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay — detected by LinkedIn

Runs locally — session stays in your browser · on LinkedIn's detection list.

Does LinkedIn detect Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay? What we found in its code

Session handling: LOCAL-SCRAPE → user's own CRM tenant https://[domain].engagebay.com/rest/js/api/browser-extension/sync-contact (scraped contact data only, no LinkedIn cookie).

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Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay — FAQ

Is Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay safe to use on LinkedIn?

Our static code audit rates Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay MEDIUM risk. It works through your own logged-in browser session — your cookie stays on your machine and only scraped results are uploaded — which is safer than cloud tools that take your session. It is still a Chrome extension LinkedIn can detect, and its ID is on LinkedIn's detection list.

Does LinkedIn detect Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay?

Yes. Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay's extension ID is on LinkedIn's active extension-detection (AED) list, so LinkedIn's page code probes for it on every visit (it requests the file images/edit.png) — LinkedIn knows the extension is installed before you do anything.

Can Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay get my LinkedIn account banned or restricted?

Detection isn't an instant ban — LinkedIn scores accounts on many cumulative signals. But Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay stacks a known extension ID on LinkedIn's list, code injected into the page, programmatic (isTrusted:false) clicks, and independent reviews report restrictions and permanent bans for Chrome-extension automators. Safe daily limits reduce the behavioral risk but can't offset a detectable architecture.

Does Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay have access to my LinkedIn account?

It reads LinkedIn data through your own browser session (the Voyager API) and uploads only the results — your session token itself stays on your machine.

How does Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay work — is it a Chrome extension or a cloud tool?

Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay is a extension (local-scrape, CRM lead-capture) that runs inside your own Chrome browser.

What is a safer alternative to Email Tracker for Gmail by EngageBay?

A standalone desktop app such as Linked Helper removes the two extension-specific detection surfaces: there is no Chrome-Store ID for LinkedIn's AED scanner to probe and nothing injected into the page for its DOM scan, and your session never leaves your machine. No tool is unbannable, but the surface it exposes is far smaller.

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