‘LinkedIn Can’t Have Its Cake and Eat It, Too’ Says Influential Digital Rights Nonprofit

LinkedIn’s current legal battle with hiQ, which would ultimately make it illegal for the startup to scrape publicly available profile information from the professional networking site, has captured the attention of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Unfamiliar with EFF? You’re not alone, but the 27-year-old organization carries a lot of weight among those who care deeply about keeping the Internet open and safe from legislation seeking to restrict said openness.