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They already admitted to using an undocumented WeWork API without asking permission, but simultaneously maintain that they somehow collected all the stats witho
by mrgoldenbrown 10y ago
They already admitted to using an undocumented WeWork API without asking permission, but simultaneously maintain that they somehow collected all the stats without spidering, scraping, or doing anything else that violated the ToS.
(from the reuters article - "Zhen said he does not believe he violated the terms of his WeWork membership when he used an application programming interface, or API, that he and his Thinknum colleagues found on the WeWork network to locate and analyze WeWork membership data."
- marcoperaza 10y agoOnce potential legal wrongdoing is in the picture, and especially after accusations have been thrown around, everyone is in CYA-mode (cover your ass). Playing dumb is a great strategy. My favorite example is when Hillary was repeatedly asked by reporters about wiping her email servers (implying she destroyed evidence). She responded: "Like with a cloth or something?"
- leesalminen 10y agoI actually fell off the chair in laughter when I saw her say that.
- trhway 10y ago>"Like with a cloth or something?" 10 Tesla ferromagnetic cloth may just do it.