Legal Compliance Guide: Data Collection Risk Avoidance

When data collection hits a legal red line, how can proxy IPs be used safely?

Last year, an e-commerce company used a crawler to catch the price of competing products, and as a result, it was blocked by the platform for more than 200 IPs, and it also received a letter from a lawyer claiming 800,000 yuan. This matter has given the industry a wake-up call - now do data collection, just understand the technology is not enough, but also to be able toLegitimate use of proxy IPsThe

I. Three major potholes in data collection treadmill

1. IP Bombing BlockedSingle-IP high-frequency access is like shouting "I'm crawling data" over a loud speaker, and the platform can lock you up in 10 minutes!
2. Privacy Data Mistakenly Hits a MinefieldCrawling users' cell phone numbers, addresses and other sensitive information is a crime of violating citizens' personal information.
3. The terms of the agreement are a sham.: A lot of websites robots.txt explicitly prohibit crawling, when did not see? Waiting for a lawsuit

Second, the correct opening posture of the proxy IP

For the clients we have served, KnowTech, a public opinion monitoring company, relies on three tricks for compliance:
- With ipipgo.Residential Proxy IPSimulate the rhythm of a real-life visit
- Set no more than 30 requests per IP per hour
- Automatic filtering of sensitive fields such as ID numbers, bank cards, etc.

Third, what are the hard indicators to look at when choosing a proxy IP?

Comparison of common proxy services on the market (using ipipgo as an example):

IP purity: We have a client who was using a free proxy before and ended up with 25% IPs in the blacklist. After switching to ipipgo's exclusive IP pool, the blocking rate dropped to 0.7%.
Protocol SupportAPP data collection should be done with socks5 proxy, which is not supported by many service providers.
log retentionDon't choose a service provider that keeps user logs, it's a chain of evidence if something goes wrong!

IV. Compliance configurations that even a white person can get on board with

1. In the ipipgo back office select"Compliance Model"product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
2. Setting the request interval to a random number between 10 and 30 seconds
3. Enable automatic IP switching (recommended to change IP every 500 requests)
4. Binding enterprise business license for real-name authentication

A financial client followed this program and collected 4 million pieces of data in six months with zero disputes. The point is toControl of acquisition level, don't move around trying to pick up data from all over the web.

V. Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: Do I need to file with a proxy IP?
A: Enterprise-level use must be business license certification, personal developers with ipipgo's anonymous package on the line!

Q：How to deal with the website backcrawl?
A: First check whether robots.txt is allowed to crawl, and then contact ipipgo technical support to transfer theDynamic request headerparameters

Q: How to choose a proxy IP service provider?
A: three key points: see whether the IP type is diverse (recommended ipipgo's mixed IP pool), check the history of litigation records, measure the actual request success rate

In the end, proxy IPs are like seatbelts for driving. Using a compliant service provider like ipipgo is equivalent to double insurance for data collection. Not only can we prevent the IP from being blocked and affecting our business, but we can also prove that we are using it legally in critical moments. Remember, technology is innocent, the key depends on how you use it.