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WarOnPrivacy 1 days ago [-]
If Google’s legal theory prevails ... every CAPTCHA, every JavaScript
challenge, every behavioral analysis system deployed on a public website
could potentially become a “technological protection measure” under
Section 1201. Any scraper that solves a CAPTCHA, executes JavaScript
to render a page, or rotates IP addresses to avoid detection could be
committing a federal offense.
cantalopes 21 hours ago [-]
The whole dmca that bans user from circumventing enceyption shouldn't even exist and it's a great example of lobbying going horribly wrong and media companies having too much money
7777777phil 10 hours ago [-]
After hiQ v. LinkedIn gutted the CFAA for public web data, Google needed a new theory. If courts accept that CAPTCHAs are "technological protection measures" under copyright law, every website with a bot check just gained federal enforcement power against scraping. Built by a company that literally indexed the web for a living..
iberator 6 hours ago [-]
Good. Scrapping for AI training is evil. Websites are meant for humans.
ronsor 4 hours ago [-]
Don't worry. Google has the training data already; they just don't want others to get it.