3/8/2026 at 5:55:50 PM
by PigiVinci83
3/8/2026 at 6:11:13 PM
If Google’s legal theory prevails ... every CAPTCHA, every JavaScript
challenge, every behavioral analysis system deployed on a public website
could potentially become a “technological protection measure” under
Section 1201. Any scraper that solves a CAPTCHA, executes JavaScript
to render a page, or rotates IP addresses to avoid detection could be
committing a federal offense.by WarOnPrivacy
3/8/2026 at 11:43:09 PM
The whole dmca that bans user from circumventing enceyption shouldn't even exist and it's a great example of lobbying going horribly wrong and media companies having too much moneyby cantalopes
3/9/2026 at 10:39:19 AM
After hiQ v. LinkedIn gutted the CFAA for public web data, Google needed a new theory. If courts accept that CAPTCHAs are "technological protection measures" under copyright law, every website with a bot check just gained federal enforcement power against scraping. Built by a company that literally indexed the web for a living..by 7777777phil
3/9/2026 at 2:55:33 PM
Good. Scrapping for AI training is evil. Websites are meant for humans.by iberator
3/9/2026 at 4:06:30 PM
Don't worry. Google has the training data already; they just don't want others to get it.by ronsor