“Data scraping” refers to extracting large amounts of information from websites or digital platforms, often without explicit permission. “Data theft” occurs when this data is misused or stolen, violating privacy or ownership rights.
There is such thing as ethical data scraping as a legitimate practices. An example of ethical or legitimate data scraping is collecting publicly available data from websites for research, analysis, or accessibility purposes while adhering to legal, ethical, and technical guidelines and terms of service or use.