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I can't see how American Airlines will prevail in preventing screen scraping. At best, they can prevent their point data from being transmitted and stored to TP
by balls187 5y ago
I can't see how American Airlines will prevail in preventing screen scraping. At best, they can prevent their point data from being transmitted and stored to TPG's servers.
Screen Scraping is essentially interacting with the DOM extract information. American Airlines can't conceivably attempt to limit programmatic interaction with the DOM because that is a core component of how the web works including accessibility tools such as screen readers, and browser plugins/extensions.
- jrockway 5y agoI wouldn't put it past the court system to make web browsers ("user agents" as we called them back in the day) illegal accidentally. I'd be more surprised if they didn't, honestly.
- balls187 5y ago> I wouldn't put it past the court system to make web browsers I agree. My faith would be upon appeal or enforcement, such a ruling would get overturned, or dismissed.