Microsoft-owned LinkedIn had objected to HiQ’s use of the practice commonly known as “data-scraping.” LinkedIn filed an appeal in response to a 2017 preliminary injunction which required it ...

Data scraping is not illegal on LinkedIn, but you must abide by certain terms and conditions before you can take action. LinkedIn is a social media platform that contains a lot of data about ...

A California federal court has handed a setback to LinkedIn in a case that could determine whether scraping a public website triggers anti-hacking law. The 25-page ruling, released on Monday ...

An appeals court Monday ruled in favor of hiQ Labs, a company that automatically gathers data from LinkedIn profiles, despite LinkedIn’s claims that this practice endangers user privacy.