Could 1PG actually go under?, page-67

I don't think (but don't know exactly) that 1PG would have anything to do with this. I remember 1PG talking about how they have alternate means such as google to obtain such data, this came about in discussion as LinkedIn/Facebook had locked down their APIs. From memory there was over 70 sources they mentioned, their data aggregator allowed 1PG to pull information off the likes of GitHub, Dribble and Xing. I have no idea if this is all still relevant as the announced usable/enriched Profile database has reduced from 1.1bln down to 300m+, so there were obviously some holes in their.


“During periods of time since December 2015, and to this day, unknown persons and/or entities employing various automated software programs (often referred to as ‘bots’) have extracted and copied data from many LinkedIn pages,” the lawsuit claims. “To access this information on LinkedIn’s site, the Doe Defendants circumvented several technical barriers employed by LinkedIn that prevent mass automated scraping, and have knowingly and intentionally violated various access and use restrictions in LinkedIn’s User Agreement, which they agreed to abide by in registering LinkedIn member accounts. In so doing, they have violated an array of federal and state laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.”