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Back when I used to run a web scraping shop, we had this exact request. I didn't know it was illegal at the time but we ultimately didn't do it because lot of p
by f430 6y ago
Back when I used to run a web scraping shop, we had this exact request. I didn't know it was illegal at the time but we ultimately didn't do it because lot of people just want to pay as little as possible for scraping without considering the amount of work that goes behind it.
- jjeaff 6y agoWeb scraping is not illegal per se. Though it may be against the specific terms of service of the site you are scraping.
- f430 6y agothat was before the 2018 ruling this was back in 2012, I remember Craigslist sued someone for scraping under CFAA. Thanks to EFF, this scummy tactic used to kill Aaron Swartz is no more.
- o-__-o 6y agoYou are misremembering. CFAA defines criminal acts not civil, so Craigslist could not sue someone under the CFAA. The DA would have to bring charges first and then the civil suit by Craigslist would reference the criminal suit.
- TuringNYC 6y agoEven if it isn’t illegal it can be against the terms of service and void your warranty/insurance
- LegitShady 6y agofraudulently obtaining people's banking information can be described many ways. The prosecutors won't call it web scraping and the judge hasn't seen that although he has heard of people who steal users information to hack their banks. Seems like a bad bet to me.