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Re: Taking action against scraping for hire

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Post by throw20220707 »

From GDPR point-of-view this kind of 3rd party data collection is not acceptable (assuming it covers personal information, for example names of people and what they have posted). The difference with Meta's own data collection is that the users have relationship with Meta and users have given their permission for Meta to handle the data. Users also know they can contact Meta and ask them to remove the data.

3rd parties don't have the consent from users. Users don't even have an idea these companies might be holding their data.

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Post by nathanaldensr »

iandanforth wrote: post #59

Collecting the rhetorical BS: "scraping attacks" Scraping is not an attack. Monopolists want to pretend they own your data because they get unlimited access to monetize it whereas competitors should have none. "self-compromised" Monopolists want to sell you thus it's imperative they maintain the fiction of "one person, one account". By admitting you own your account, they'd have to allow sharing and they wouldn't be…

Great post that summarizes exactly what I feel about globocorps. The euphemisms and propaganda are disgusting.

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Post by almog »

Ironically, around a year ago I disclosed (using their White Hat bug bounty program) that I'm able to access recruitment data (candidates details mostly) using very cheap form of scraping against a 3rd party service provider, they dismissed it and instructed me to report it to the 3rd party that operates that service (which I did beforehand but the issue has had not been fixed).

Sorry for being vague here, I haven't publicly disclosed it yet, but will probably have to if it don't get fixed.

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Post by nathanaldensr »

falcolas wrote: post #62
xvector wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good for you. Normal people do not want posts shared privately amongst friends to become publicly available.

Then why would you ever put it on a website that generates its revenue from using and selling your data?

Because you're (not you, but people in general) are dumb and overly trusting.

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Post by closewith »

compsciphd wrote: post #69
stonemetal12 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is why they are suing rather than pressing charges. When someone steals your car you don't sue them you press charges. When someone doesn't uphold their end of a contract you don't press charges you sue for breach of contract.

in reality, you as an individual can't press charges. Only the state can. And many times the state chooses not to. You can sue in civil court, but individuals can't bring cases in criminal court.

Many countries do have the concept of private criminal prosecutions.

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Post by blantonl »

falcolas wrote: post #62
xvector wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good for you. Normal people do not want posts shared privately amongst friends to become publicly available.

Then why would you ever put it on a website that generates its revenue from using and selling your data?

Because you agreed to do so under the terms of conditions of that website.

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Post by jjoonathan »

blantonl wrote: post #70
iandanforth wrote: post #59

Collecting the rhetorical BS: "scraping attacks" Scraping is not an attack. Monopolists want to pretend they own your data because they get unlimited access to monetize it whereas competitors should have none. "self-compromised" Monopolists want to sell you thus it's imperative they maintain the fiction of "one person, one account". By admitting you own your account, they'd have to allow sharing and they wouldn't be…

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