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web scraping ethics - barrett wilbert weed lyrics

we’re all scr*ping online data. those of us who work with data, at least. data scientists, marketers, data journalists, and the general public are all interested in data. i’ve been thinking a lot about the ethics of the practise lately, and i’ve been disappointed by the lack of agreement on the subject
let me be clear: i’m not talking about the law here, but about ethics. the law governing web data scr*ping is complex, hazy, and in need of reform, but that’s another storey. it’s not that no onе is thinking about or writing about scr*pping ethics; rather, both those scr*ping and thosе being scr*ped can’t agree on basic concepts

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i’ve been on both sides of the debate. i usually use scape data for personal projects, but i’ve also used it for data collection on the job. on the other hand, i’ve struggled with how to remove “bots” from my own or my employer’s site logs and *n*lytics so that i can focus on actual customers. it’s been a fact of life for years, so instead of fighting it, let’s establish some ground rules

though i have no illusions that these principles are exhaustive or absolute, they do address the major grounds of conflict i’ve encountered over the years

the ethical scr*per is a term used to describe a scr*per who is

i, the web scr*per, shall follow the following guidelines:

if you have a public api that gives the data i’m looking for, i’ll utilise it instead of scr*ping

i will always include a user agent string that explains my goals and allows you to contact me if you have any questions or issues

i’ll make a reasonable data request. i will make every effort not to be mistaken for a ddos attack

i will only save the information that i absolutely require from your page. if the only thing i need is opengraph meta*data, that’s all i’ll keep

i will keep any content that i do keep. i’ll never claim it as my own

i’ll look for methods to give you something back. maybe i can send some (actual) traffic your way or mention you in an article or post

i will reply to your outreach in a timely manner and collaborate with you to find a solution
i’ll scr*pe for the objective of extracting fresh value from the data rather than duplicating it

the ethical webmaster

i, the site owner, will follow the following guidelines:

i will enable ethical scr*pers to access my site as long as they do not negatively impact the performance of my site

instead of restricting transparent user agent strings and encouraging the usage of scr*pers disguised as human visitors, i shall respect them

before blocking permanently, i will contact the scr*per’s owner (due to their ethical user agent string). in the case of poor site performance or ethical concerns, a temporary block is acceptable

scr*pers, i understand, are a fact of life on the open web

as an alternative to scr*pers, i will examine using public apis to deliver data

so, where does that leave us?

the truth is that scr*ping data is simple. you can capture and p*rs* a page’s html with a few lines of python with the help of some amazing tools like urllib2 (or requests if you like) and beautifulsoup. it’s so simple, in fact, that appropriate use is more crucial now than ever

scr*ping a few thousand blog entries for a weekend project isn’t the issue. even scr*ping for commercial purposes, in my opinion, may be done responsibly. the most attention is paid to high*volume online scr*ping for questionable commercial purposes, which represents the greatest risk to those of us who rely on the immense data of the internet to develop, learn, and create new value

we can keep a good thing going with a little respect

- barrett wilbert weed lyrics

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