Microsoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data

🗓️ 15 Jun 2021 12:39:12Reported by Elizabeth MontalbanoType

Microsoft's LinkedIn banned hiQ from scraping user data, but the U.S. Supreme Court has granted LinkedIn another legal option to prevent this. The court's decision vacates a previous ruling in hiQ's favor, sending the case back to the lower court for further consideration. The case revolves around the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and the use of bots for data scraping

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threatpost	www.threatpost.com/court-limits-scope-hacking-law/166672/
law	www.law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/17-16783/17-16783-2019-09-09.html
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/newsletter-sign/
eff	www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/victory-ruling-hiq-v-linkedin-protects-scraping-public-data
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/webinars/tips-and-tactics-for-better-threat-hunting/
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/webinars/tips-and-tactics-for-better-threat-hunting/
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/webinars/tips-and-tactics-for-better-threat-hunting/

15 Jun 2021 12:39Current

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