None of this is false, exactly. But if you put data on the internet for people to view in their browsers, you should not be surprised when people consume the d

None of this is false, exactly. But if you put data on the internet for people to view in their browsers, you should not be surprised when people consume the data and use it for their own purposes. Site scrapers fall in this category. As mikeash said, trying to obfuscate your site (because it can be consumed by more than just a person's eyes) is solving the wrong problem. You can't have (own) your cake (data) and eat it (render it publicly) too.