Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been running tests on a rather simple but effective tool that can download complete inboxes of popular services including Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Outlook.
Scraping RSS
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.
Meta has announced that it will be offering bounties for scraping bugs and scraped datasets related to its products. The latter features a unique system that does not offer monetary bounties directly.
The NYU Ad Observatory project studies political ads on Facebook. Its access to the platform has now been shut down because it breached user privacy by scraping data, despite repeated warnings.
In a blog post, Facebook has highlighted its efforts in preventing data misuse and unauthorized scraping. It aims to block illegal scraping at scale without compromising on the platform's features.
After being accused by a popular lyrics website of stealing content, Google has made a public statement which vehemently denies any wrongdoing, including illegally scraping content from websites.
