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Based on the comments here, am I to understand that constantly browsing the web with my user agent string set to a googlebot string, I am committing a felony? H
by hueving 11y ago
Based on the comments here, am I to understand that constantly browsing the web with my user agent string set to a googlebot string, I am committing a felony? How would I even know which sites I'm gaining unauthorized access to?
That is completely idiotic if there is a string you can put in a Mozilla browser config that is literally illegal to browse the web with.
- effie 11y agoI do not think using any User-Agent alone constitutes a crime. There are valid non-criminal reasons why one would like to use Googlebot's or other User-Agent. I think it is the intent to bypass the paywall + success to do so that may be regarded as offense or even crime, but I'm not sure.
- majewsky 11y agoGood luck trying to argue to a judge that the law is forbidden from being idiotic. ;)