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minus-squaredparticiple@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoVery tempting to take a list of IP address ranges such as https://networksdb.io/ip-addresses-of/meta-platforms-inc and add them to our WAF blocklist, since I assume they won’t be honest about their user agent string when scraping.
minus-squarecpbsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoExcept there’s no guarantee they’ll be coming from one of their own IP addresses. There’s nothing to stop them from using a residential botnet.
minus-squaredparticiple@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoAll too true, unfortunately. No honor among thieves!
Very tempting to take a list of IP address ranges such as https://networksdb.io/ip-addresses-of/meta-platforms-inc and add them to our WAF blocklist, since I assume they won’t be honest about their user agent string when scraping.
Except there’s no guarantee they’ll be coming from one of their own IP addresses. There’s nothing to stop them from using a residential botnet.
All too true, unfortunately. No honor among thieves!