LinkedIn accused of chilling access to information online โ€“ Naked Security

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Summary:

"One side believes LinkedIn is simply trying to shut down a competitor wanting to access public data LinkedIn merely displays rather than owns. Allowing it to do this using a law as draconian as the CFAA would threaten competition and perhaps even (in an echo of net neutrality arguments) the open internet."

Link:

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/12/19/linkedin-accused-of-chilling-access-to-information-online/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.industry oa.social_media oa.extraction oa.litigation

Date tagged:

12/22/2017, 11:30

Date published:

12/22/2017, 06:30