Extract Summit Spotlight: Proxy Tech Future and Legal Landscape, Plus Major Court Win for Web Scraping
Hello Web Data Pioneers!
I'm excited to share an update on #ExtractSummit2024! We've been working diligently to create an exceptional experience for you, and I'm thrilled to announce that the Day 2 agenda is now complete. It includes data leaders from Walmart, CrewAI, Apify, Zyte, Massive, Rayobyte, ServersFactory, and more! You can view that here, but stay tuned for more additions in the coming weeks.
The quality of submissions we've received this year has been outstanding. The agenda will feature two engaging panel discussions:
"The Future of Proxy Technology: Trends, Innovations, and Real-World Applications in Residential, Mobile, and Data Center Proxies"
Facilitator: Shane Evans, CEO of Zyte
"Navigating the Legal Landscape of Web Data Extraction"
Facilitator: Sanaea Daruwalla, Chief Legal & People Officer
These panels will explore many exciting and innovative use cases in the field. We'll be sharing more details about the panel members soon.
Given the high-calibre content and speakers lined up, I strongly encourage you to secure your tickets now. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of this groundbreaking event in web data extraction!
Stay tuned for more updates, and we look forward to seeing you at the summit!
In this edition, we'll cover:
Happy Scraping!
Latest Zyte Blogs?
Puppeteer vs. Selenium for web scraping
The Key points:
- Puppeteer and Selenium are two popular web scraping and browser automation tools.
- Puppeteer is a Node.js-based API that interacts with Chrome/Chromium, while Selenium supports multiple programming languages and browsers.
- Puppeteer excels at scraping dynamic, JavaScript-heavy websites and offers features like headless mode, SlowMo, and advanced page interactions.
- Selenium provides a full suite of tools including an IDE, parallel testing, and extensive DOM interaction capabilities, making it suitable for complex, cross-browser testing.
- Zyte API is presented as a comprehensive, managed web scraping solution that focuses on ease of use, scalability, and compliance.
- The choice between these tools depends on factors like language/browser support, community, scalability, and maintenance requirements of the project. And, of course, cost.
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Judge dismisses X’s lawsuit against Bright Data (for now)
The key points are: Bright Data successfully got the lawsuit from X dismissed, but the judge gave X a chance to amend the complaint. The blog discusses the court's rulings on the different claims made by X against Bright Data:
1. Trespass: The court dismissed this claim as X did not show how it was injured by Bright Data's scraping.
2. Unlawful and Fraudulent Business Activity: The court rejected X's arguments, stating that Bright Data did not misrepresent itself and had no obligation to disclose its IP addresses.
3. Breach of Contract - Unauthorized Access: The court dismissed this claim as X could not show any real damages.
4. Breach of Contract - Scraped Data: The court found that X's state breach of contract claim was preempted by federal copyright law, as X does not own the user-generated content.
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Overall, the webpage suggests that this was a significant win for Bright Data, but the judge left the door open for X to potentially amend its complaint.
Extract Summit YouTube Channel Highlights
Why are sessions crucial in web scraping? ??
Sessions are crucial in web scraping because they significantly enhance efficiency and reliability. By preserving settings like IP addresses, cookies, and the network stack, sessions save time across multiple requests. They seamlessly handle multi-page forms, such as those in checkout processes, reducing errors. Additionally, sessions automatically manage cookies and tokens, helping to avoid bans by maintaining user preferences and authentication. Utilizing sessions can streamline your web scraping efforts and boost your effectiveness
How sessions in web scraping can help handle website bans?
When it comes to web scraping, efficiency is key. One often overlooked but crucial aspect of web scraping is the use of sessions. By utilizing sessions, you can save time, handle complex forms, and even avoid website bans.
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Extract Summit Agenda
Day 1 of Extract Summit 2024 promises to sharpen your web scraping skills with a full day of in-depth technical sessions. Starting at 9:00 AM, Adrian Chaves will lead a deep dive into Zyte AI Spiders, followed by
Konstantin Lopukhin at 10:45 AM on efficient web scraping with LLMs. After lunch, at 2:15 PM, Fernando Tadao Ito will discuss design patterns for robust crawling. The day wraps up at 4:00 PM with "Scrape Through It," a live interactive session featuring Adrian Chaves, Neha Setia Nagpal, Fernando Tadao Ito, and Konstantin Lopukhin. Seats are filling up quickly, so we encourage early bookings.??
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Until next time,
Neha
Developer Advocate, Zyte
Neha is a storyteller and loves to weave stories to explain tech concepts in a relatable way. Want to know how baking cakes and Machine Learning are similar? Feel free to message her.?