Translator：Wang Yichun

On December 8, 2022, the Shanghai Bar Association's Criminal Compliance Committee convened its annual gathering at the King & Wood Mallesons’s Shanghai branch. During this assembly, Wang Ren, an esteemed attorney from Landing Law Offices, presented a comprehensive lecture titled "Criminal Compliance in Web Scraping."

Throughout his insightful talk, Mr. Wang elaborated on various facets of the subject, including the definition and types of web crawlers, prevalent strategies to counteract web scraping, the associated criminal risks, and the legal interpretation of "intrusion" activities within computer information systems.

Drawing from the hands-on experiences of Landing's Digital Economy team, the discussion underscored the criminal risks confronting web scraping enterprises. Delving into diverse facets, including the software development for web scraping, choice of target websites, scraping techniques, nature of the extracted data, repercussions on targeted sites, and the ultimate objective of using the data, Wang Ren proffered pertinent compliance recommendations. These insights present robust countermeasures for web scraping firms to sidestep potential criminal pitfalls.

Landing's Digital Economy Legal Service team is a formidable ensemble of professionals equipped with extensive hands-on experience. The team's members bring to the table a blend of expertise in computer science, law, and other multiple industries. Many have held esteemed positions as senior legal directors in an array of tech companies. Their portfolio showcases a plethora of services rendered to diverse enterprises, including IoT company, smart parking operator, smart logistics platform, big data company, financial technology company, e-commerce company, data exchange, SaaS service platform, IoT equipment manufacturer, and other industry-leading enterprises.They have adeptly managed intellectual property disputes for global entities, navigated multiple privacy rights disputes for prominent online lending platforms, and represented in high-stakes criminal cases linked to personal information infringement and computer system intrusion.They have also actively participated in significant legislative drafting and standard-setting within their field.By employing a multifaceted approach that combines "law + technology + business", Landing's Digital Economy Legal Services Team fosters efficient communication with clients, adding tangible value to their endeavors!