# LinkedIn can’t use anti-hacking law to block web scraping, judges rule

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/linkedin-can-t-use-anti-hacking-law-to-block-web-scraping-judges-rule/51000>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** web, linkedin, via-ars-technica\
**Created:** [20 April 2022 14:12 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/linkedin-can-t-use-anti-hacking-law-to-block-web-scraping-judges-rule/51000 "2022-04-20T14:12:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/overminddl1/32/52_2.png) [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\
**Post date:** [20 April 2022 17:50 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/linkedin-can-t-use-anti-hacking-law-to-block-web-scraping-judges-rule/51000/3 "2022-04-20T17:50:53Z")

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Good. What LinkedIn was trying there was just evil.

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