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Also: The new UI freezes up a lot.

And when I try to log in from my linux laptop, it tells me I need a more modern browser (because my Chrome is a single year out of date?).

But it's correct in telling me to use a different browser: LinkedIn (and only LinkedIn) crashes constantly otherwise.

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Why do you use a year old version of Chrome? You're just exposing yourself to dozens of public vulnerabilities.

Laziness. Although your comment will probably guilt me into finally doing an update.

So, I think I owe you a "thanks"?

You really should keep your browser updated.

To be fair, a year is a long time in the life of a browser.

I didn't know you could even use an out-of-date Chrome. I've been using it from a long time (soon after it was created), and IIRC, at some point, didn't they make updates automatic and mandatory? Or is there some setting in Chrome to toggle that? Haven't checked recently.

Update: Just now went to Chrome Settings and looked. Didn't see a toggle like that. And when I clicked on the About link, it 'checking for updates' and then 'updating Google Chrome'.

I thought it probably auto-updated in Linux (Mint) as it seems to on the rest of my devices. But I looked at my version, and checked Wikipedia and saw it was from a year ago.

hordes of hackers discover they are running a vulnerable browser :D

Thanks for the info. I was talking about using it on Windows. Been using Firefox on Linux.

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