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You may want to review the court decision in the LinkedIn vs hiQ case[0][1].

> It is generally impermissible to enter into a private home without permission in any circumstances. By contrast, it is presumptively not trespassing to open the unlocked door of a business during daytime hours because "the shared understanding is that shop owners are normally open to potential customers." These norms, moreover govern not only the time of entry but the manner; entering a business through the back window might be a trespass even when entering through the door is not.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/court-rejects-li...

[1] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3932131-2017-0814-Hi...




Thanks. This is the case the EFF article I linked in the original post also refers to.




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