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I absolutely understand, it's just not hard to make scraper traffic appear as (or be) legitimate browser traffic and/or simply distributed across numerous IPs.
by malwrar 2y ago
I absolutely understand, it's just not hard to make scraper traffic appear as (or be) legitimate browser traffic and/or simply distributed across numerous IPs. Other technical controls all have trivial circumvention methods. There is legal precedent (at least in the US) suggesting that scraping public information may be permissible under law (see HiQ Labs v. LinkedIn). Scrapers only ever need to succeed once.
Under these circumstances, how can a website operator feel any sense of practical control over scrapers?
- what 2y agoThis is kind of a silly argument. If a physical business trespasses me for shoplifting, I can just put on a disguise and go back and shoplift more. Why do business think they have control over shoplifters?
- wolfendin 2y agoThis is kind of a silly argument, for every item you shoplift: do you ask if you can take it without paying and then get granted permission?