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Electronic Frontier Foundation warns of threats to open web at IETF

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is raising concerns that the Free and Open Web is under threat at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The EFF argues that the ability for automated tools to access publicly available information, often referred to as crawling or scraping, is a fundamental aspect of an open internet. Proposed changes at the IETF could significantly restrict this capability, potentially undermining a core value of the web. AI

IMPACT Potential restrictions on web scraping could impact AI training data acquisition and the development of AI-powered web services.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses concerns raised by an advocacy group about potential policy changes at a standards body, rather than a direct policy enactment or a new product release.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation warns of threats to open web at IETF

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚖️ The Free and Open Web Is Under Attack at the IETF The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit o

    ⚖️ The Free and Open Web Is Under Attack at the IETF The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit of a free and open internet. Automated access—often called crawling or scraping—powers impo... 📰 Source: Deeplinks 🔗 Link…

    LINKS eff.org/…/free-and-open-web-under-attack-…

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