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Scraping data from websites is not hacking or a crime, rules Appeals Court in US

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:42:01 +0000

Scraping data from websites that are publicly accessible does not constitute 'hacking', ruled the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving LinkedIn. This ruling could set a precedent. Read more...

Huawei announces HiQ quantum computing simulator

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:02:01 +0000

Huawei has announced HiQ, a quantum computing simulator that will be open to the public for the purposes of research and education. HiQ also features a programming framework to develop software. Read more...

LinkedIn and hiQ to take web scraping fight to court

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 06:46:02 +0000

hiQ is a company that "scrapes" public profiles from LinkedIn to package them for employers. This has drawn the Microsoft-owned company's ire. LinkedIn sent a cease-and-desist and got sued in return. Read more...