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I mentioned this before in a previous thread on this topic, but I can't support the EFF on this. This is, at the end, an argument against control over ones own

I mentioned this before in a previous thread on this topic, but I can't support the EFF on this. This is, at the end, an argument against control over ones own data: LinkedIn might be doing sketchy things with your data, but it's all stuff you voluntarily agreed to in exchange for their service. If any shady data aggregator can vacuum it up and do whatever, I didn't consent to that and I'm not getting any benefit from it. The EFF shouldn't be defending that right.

bo1024 9y ago
But the EFF isn't arguing that any shady aggregator should be able to vacuum up anything. LinkedIn would still have the full right and ability to implement limits, blocks, or so on to prevent this. LinkedIn could still make it against their terms of service and pursue a civil suit. It just would stop LinkedIn from being able to pursue felony hacking prosecutions against people for accessing a public webpage with a script.