Research checked 26 September 2026 · Official docket
The competing views
A central issue was whether the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal anti-hacking law, barred access to public pages after LinkedIn told hiQ to stop.
hiQ Labs
hiQ argued that the profiles were public and losing access threatened its business.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn invoked the anti-hacking law and argued that blocking scraping protected members’ privacy.
Original summaries of submissions, not findings of fact.
Procedural history
- 18 October 2021
Argument on remand
Research & materials
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