U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data

Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by jlarocco on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:24PM (#15013934)

> It gets into the incredibly murky water of how the web works.

There's no "murky water" in how the web works. It's very clear and precise, and anybody can learn how it works. It has to be precise and well defined, because computers can't operate any other way.

If Linkedin doesn't want "public" profile data to be accessible to everybody then they need to stop calling it public and put it behind some kind of access control.

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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by avip on Monday August 14, 2017 @09:03PM (#15014492)

But that's exactly what LI did, then came a judge and ordered them (temporarily) to remove said access controls.

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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by flashman on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:54PM (#15014133)

Computers are also operating with absolute clarity and precision when somebody exploits a flaw in their software to execute arbitrary code. That's why the CFAA has its language around 'exceeding authorized access' (even though it turns out that definition is dangerously vague).

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