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johntech
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Is it legal to scrape data?

alicewi
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Yes, it is legal to scrape data given that the details are public. For instance, LinkedIn data is publicly available because professionals share their skill sets, eligibilities, areas of specialization and industries etc.. That type of data is not owned by an individual, as the data on Eminenture.com or any other website. A lot of people from different domains share their working profile, qualification and certifications, which make that data public. But, the personal and sensitive information sharing, , misusing, hacking and corrupting intentionally or unintentionally is a crime under the data protective law called GDPR.