Is WhenX safe on LinkedIn?
WhenX is on LinkedIn's active extension-detection (AED) list. Risk rating: MEDIUM.
Runs locally — session stays in your browser · on LinkedIn's detection list.
Does LinkedIn detect WhenX? What we found in its code
Session handling: NO SESSION ACCESS → firestore.googleapis.com / whenx-d3d66.firebaseio.com (own-account note storage; no LinkedIn session uploaded).
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WhenX — FAQ
Is WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes safe to use on LinkedIn?
Our static code audit rates WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes 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 WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes?
Yes. WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes'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 styles/styles.css) — LinkedIn knows the extension is installed before you do anything.
Can WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes get my LinkedIn account banned or restricted?
Detection isn't an instant ban — LinkedIn scores accounts on many cumulative signals. But WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes 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 WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes 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 WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes work — is it a Chrome extension or a cloud tool?
WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes is a extension (DOM-scrape notes overlay, no session access) that runs inside your own Chrome browser.
What is a safer alternative to WhenX: Mark Linkedin Profiles with notes?
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.