Tag Archives: scraping

AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says

AI search engine Perplexity is using stealth bots and other tactics to evade websites’ no-crawl directives, an allegation that if true violates Internet norms that have been in place for more than three decades, network security and optimization service Cloudflare said Monday. In a blog post, Cloudflare researchers said the company received complaints from customers… Read More »

23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped

Enlarge / The 23andMe logo displayed on a smartphone screen. reader comments 65 with Genetic profiling service 23andMe has confirmed that private user data is circulating for sale online after being scraped off its website. Friday’s confirmation comes five days after an unknown entity took to an online crime forum to advertise the sale of… Read More »