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If you're using a competitor's API in a way the API was intended to be used, it's probably OK, even if your motivation is to gain intelligence. But when you're
by eridius 10y ago
If you're using a competitor's API in a way the API was intended to be used, it's probably OK, even if your motivation is to gain intelligence. But when you're breaking the ToS or otherwise doing things it wasn't intended to do, that's a problem.
- sillysaurus3 10y agoHmm, I see. Is it possible to think of a single example where you could use a competitor's API in a way they intend, but also at a scale large enough to be useful from an intelligence perspective? If there isn't one, it seems like the argument again reduces down to "It's never okay for a competitor to use an API," which could be problematic.
- jsjohnst 10y agoIANAL, but using Lyft's API to see pricing and availability (to model your pricing and/or where drivers are in abundance) seems at minimum in a grey area. Using it to de-anonymize drivers and try to poach them, feels like crossing the line to me.
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