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Yes, I don't quite get EFF's point. So they are saying that anybody should be allowed to scrape anything found online, and use that data for any purpose? In t
by 21 9y ago
Yes, I don't quite get EFF's point.
So they are saying that anybody should be allowed to scrape anything found online, and use that data for any purpose?
In this case it can be argued they use the data against the physical's person about who the data is.
So they wouldn't object if banks or credit companies would use the data to reject non-desirable people.
- mjevans 9y agoMy armchair impression is that the EFF doesn't like the prescient this might set. I think you are correct in them wanting individuals to be able to scrape or otherwise mechanically process anything which they can normally view. The real chilling effect is from the lack of actual privacy on the data it's self; and the existing asymmetry of power in the employee / employee model as we know it today.
- speedplane 9y agoGenerally, the EFF fights for freedoms to use digital technology. Preventing bots inhibits that freedom, so it does make sense.