[pjc50]

Doing so in Europe is a clear GDPR violation.

I think that's a reasonable balance - you can scrape data, but not personal data without consent of the scraped person.

[TeMPOraL]

I'd say it's not only reasonable, it's also "carving nature at its joints". The reason scrapping personal data is problematic is because it's personal data, not because it's being scrapped - so protection should be applied from the direction of personal data regulations.