EFF: It’s Your Data, It’s Your Bot: It’s Not A Crime

EFF: It's Your Data, It's Your Bot: It's Not A Crime

EFF believes that users are entitled to choose how to access data and services such as options to give users more. As long as users are added, the service does not access information outside the boundaries and does not damage the functionality of the server, the election has additional technologies, such as the powers of the commission of a crime. Using the criminal law to impose conditions on the use of private operators site "puts immense coercive power after the measures which may be contrary to the interests of consumers and the public. It is alarming that, in theory Facebook million Californians who do not know or do not read the Terms of Service Web sites you visit the risk of criminal liability.


However, incredibly, Facebook, said that the IP change of energy is also a violation of the law. The IP address block used by Facebook was a crude attempt to control the ways in which authorized users can access the Web site is not designed to differentiate between authorized and unauthorized users. In response to block power just changed IP so it can continue providing their services. The ban had argued against Facebook "automated means" access is so broad that it could be read to prevent automatic processes for the presentation of credentials – the "Remember my password" in your browser. Another wrinkle in the case of Facebook is trying to interfere with the use of the services offered through the block of IP addresses.

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