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Along the same lines, how does a company that takes another's data protect its own? If padmapper takes craigslist data under the genuine opinion that it is full
by rada 14y ago
Along the same lines, how does a company that takes another's data protect its own? If padmapper takes craigslist data under the genuine opinion that it is fully legal for them to do so, can I go ahead and copy all their data? Craigslist couldn't sue me because I am siphoning the data off padmapper's servers, and padmapper couldn't sue me because after all, it is all totally legal and super duper helpful to the end users.
- stcredzero 14y agoAlong the same lines, how does a company that takes another's data protect its own? If your company has to "protect its data" but in fact, it's really the user's data: this should be a red flag.
- rada 14y agoPoor google, facebook and craigslist. I wonder if those 3 will ever make it, what with the giant red flag all over their business model.
- stcredzero 14y agoIt's extraordinary, but yes, I mean that. Google doesn't try to "protect" its data. Facebook and Craigslist do. Yes, there is a red flag on the latter two companies. They have to actively exert themselves to keep their network-effect advantage. Insofar as they do this by generating value for users, they will prosper. When they act against user interests, they act against the preservation of their network advantage. If they go too far or do too little, they will fall.
- saurik 14y agoGoogle definitely tries to protect their data: if you try to scrape any of their APIs, whether it be for Maps, +, or Search, you will find yourself rapidly hitting quotas. They are very good about denying access to things that don't look like humans, and in cases where the data was extracted using horrendously indirect means (Bing) they resorted to public shaming.
- stcredzero 14y agoThen what I say applies to them too. Ultimately, no one is entitled to keep succeeding. Whoever does the best by the users will succeed.