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I can't wait for entrepreneurs to take on LinkedIn. There are a lot of opportunities there.
What would happen if they ban scraping altogether? Is this the end of google search?
I have seen people’s profiles scraped word for word and posted on ZoomInfo. And sold to salespeople who cold call you. Let put an end to this.
2 questions I asked myself after reading this: 1) Do I side with LinkedIn or HiQ? 2) What case law precedent do I think we ought to set? I’m personally conflicted on which way to lean. I see pros and cons to both - this is an interesting case.
I have a feeling that regardless of the specifics, it will be a narrative where the little people lose and the big people get to keep playing. I would love to be proven wrong though.
If I’m right, it’s a stark reminder that Microsoft need only sustain its open-source friendly, developer-empowering persona as long as it’s convenient and rational. When there’s territory at stake, that veneer of friendliness begins to crack.
The same 9th circuit who held last year that LinkedIn could not block hiQ from scraping public data, just got asked to reconsider the same case, except now there is additional precedent that SCOTUS says if you had permission to access the computer then it's not a violation of the CFAA (even if you are a shady corrupt cop).
Hard to see this turning out any other way than the 9th circuit reaffirming their decision (or even strengthening it) and then it's up to LinkedIn to try SCOTUS again
2 questions I asked myself after reading this: 1) Do I side with LinkedIn or HiQ? 2) What case law precedent do I think we ought to set? I’m personally conflicted on which way to lean. I see pros and cons to both - this is an interesting case.
Scraping for non-profit purposes feels fine. Scraping for commercial purposes feels dirty. I don't know if there's a way for the law to square that circle.
Curious to see which direction the Supreme court goes with this -- given the last CFAA ruling. >LinkedIn told the Supreme Court that hiQ's software "bots" can harvest data on a massive scale, far beyond what any individual person could do when viewing public profiles. So can anyone with a couple thousand dollars to burn. By barring US companies from doing it all you're going to do is move the work to another country…
The only reason the data is public is for marketing purposes, to sign up more users.
Curious to see which direction the Supreme court goes with this -- given the last CFAA ruling. >LinkedIn told the Supreme Court that hiQ's software "bots" can harvest data on a massive scale, far beyond what any individual person could do when viewing public profiles. So can anyone with a couple thousand dollars to burn. By barring US companies from doing it all you're going to do is move the work to another country…
>LinkedIn told the Supreme Court that hiQ's software "bots" can harvest data on a massive scale, far beyond what any individual person could do when viewing public profiles. That doesn't seem any different than when I registered a new business in my state. I did that online, and before I received the printed, mailed confirmation from the state I was getting credit card offers in the mail addressed to the business. I'…
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