LinkedIn Enjoined From Blocking Analytics Firm’s Access To Data

Mealey's (August 15, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an Aug. 14 ruling, a California federal judge enjoined LinkedIn Corp. from denying a data analytics company access to publicly available information on its professional social networking site, finding no support for LinkedIn's argument that the access violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (hiQ Labs Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 3:17-cv-03301, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129088)....