Global data protection authorities, such as the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's Office, released a joint statement highlighting the privacy concerns linked to scraping personal data from publicly available online sources. They emphasized that even publicly accessible information is subject to global data protection laws and warned about potential risks like targeted cyberattacks, identity theft, and profiling.
Check more in the following link: https://www.oaic.gov.au/newsroom/global-expectations-of-social-media-platforms-and-other-sites-to-safeguard-against-unlawful-data-scraping
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