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> If I put information about myself out there on a public site, I still have a right to say that people can't download and use that information? It's my unders
by dontbenebby 7y ago
> If I put information about myself out there on a public site, I still have a right to say that people can't download and use that information?
It's my understanding scraping is legal, but as the OP states, you could be fined over a half a billion dollars if you use that information. What part of the law/article was unclear?
- bilbo0s 7y agoTechnically it's only illegal to use the data because the subjects of the data never gave you express written permission to do so, and you have to get that in Illinois before doing any kind of facial recognition. You don't need that in most other states.
- dontbenebby 7y ago>Technically it's only illegal to use the data because the subjects of the data never gave you express written permission Yes, many laws require consent. I'd caution against treating people's permission as a problem to be routed around.
- anticensor 7y ago> I'd caution against treating people's permission as a problem to be routed around. This has been Facebook's general stance since it was established.
- dontbenebby 7y agoAnd like many users, I deleted mine.