[TallGuyShort]

I'm not sure I interpret the article or the parent comment as saying American Airlines isn't allowed to do this. They're just making life harder for their employees and dont seem to be addressing the problem they're working around. It's just a little whistleblowing that they're a shitty employer.

I think what the parent comment is trying to say is that their description of their approach here as "sophisticated bot detection" is a little bit like someone calling me a hacker because I have my terminal open during the flight. There is an intentional use of words here trying to make the app developer sound like the bad guy.

[ethbr0]

This is the company that is also currently sueing ThePointsGuy over an app that helps you manage your AAdvantage (loyalty) points.

Suffice it to say, American Airlines IT are apparently a bunch of dicks.

[ceejayoz]

Helps you maximize your AAdvantage points, which isn't entirely in AA's interest.

[GauntletWizard]

While I see the logic in that a lot more, logical != Ethical.