[modeless]

The API endpoint was clearly intended for use only by Edge. Yes, reverse engineering the authentication (even if trivial) and using it for other applications, knowing that was not its intended use, I consider a form of piracy.

[itake]

I'm not really sure how this is any different from a web crawler? I guess the issue would be republishing the content is bad.

But I thought the LinkedIn lawsuit settled that crawlers are ok, as long as you're not republishing the content?

[userbinator]

That is a very hazardous slope to go down. We are already seeing user-agent discrimination and this is no different than using Bing from a browser that isn't Edge.

[TOMDM]

If Bing wasn't a public website and only accessable through the windows Search bar/Edge without reverse engineering the API I'd agree with you.

Comparing an API that typically requires a key and a public website is absurd.

[userbinator]

It's still publicly accessible.