Scraping and the CFAA

Scraping and the CFAA

Due to rise of big data as one of the most lucrative commodities in the world today, access to data has become a critical point of competition for businesses. The use of web crawlers, scrapers, and others automated tools for gathering online content has also increased exponentially. So too, have legal issues concerning this practice of data extraction and the unauthorized access to computers. Web “scraping” is an automated form of data and content theft that occurs when large amounts of data are extracted, or harvested, from publicly available websites. It is carried out on a large scale using “bots” and “spiders” to gather content. Considering the number of available websites resulting from an online search that shows numerous scraping services offering tools and services--including DIY guides, the technology is readily available and it is gaining in popularity.

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