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Data Scraping
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Privacy Blog
Data Scraping Under the Revised CCPA Regulations
By Nate Garhart
On March 11, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Barrera released a second revision to the draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. The new draft contains a number of important…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
LinkedIn Files Petition to the Supreme Court in hiQ Web Scraping Case
This past week, LinkedIn filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Ninth Circuit’s blockbuster ruling in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.,…
Minding Your Business
Ninth Circuit “Scraps” Old Construction of CFAA in Closely Watched LinkedIn Data Scraping Case
This past month, professional networking site LinkedIn Corp., was given more time to file a petition for certiorari challenging a Ninth Circuit finding that hiQ Labs Inc. (“hiQ”), a workforce…
Socially Aware Blog
Combatting Unauthorized Webscraping
Socially Aware contributors Alex Lawrence and Kristina Ehle authored an article for the Computer Law Review International that discusses the impact of the hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Bright Law Blog
Does open banking mean the end of screen scraping?
Open Banking will compel the sharing of customer information between banks and accredited third parties over secure platforms using API’s if customers agree. There is nothing in the Consumer Data…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Circuit Court Denies LinkedIn’s Petition for En Banc Review of hiQ Scraping Decision
Last month, LinkedIn Corp. (“LinkedIn”) filed a petition for rehearing en banc of the Ninth Circuit’s blockbuster decision in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 17-16783 (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2019). The crucial…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
Does the CFAA Apply to Website Scraping? The Ninth Circuit Says “Not So Fast”
By Edward A. Cavazos, Sandro Serra
Companies use a variety of causes of actions to protect their websites from competitors or others wanting to “scrape” data from their site using automated tools. Over the years, legal…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
LinkedIn Petitions Circuit Court for En Banc Review of hiQ Scraping Decision
On October 11, 2019, LinkedIn Corp. (“LinkedIn”) filed a petition for rehearing en banc of the Ninth Circuit’s blockbuster decision in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 17-16783 (9th…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
Ninth Circuit rejects privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.; raises antitrust concerns
By Gerard Stegmaier, Christopher R. Brennan, Michelle A. Mantine, Gregory Vose
On September 9, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected LinkedIn's privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., declaring that selectively banning potential competitors from accessing and…
Antitrust and Competition Report
Ninth Circuit’s decision in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp. has major antitrust implications
By Gerard Stegmaier, Christopher R. Brennan, Michelle A. Mantine, Gregory Vose
In hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 17-16783, 2019 WL 4251889 (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2019), a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction…