Sacrificing accessibility for not getting web scraped
a day ago
- #font-obfuscation
- #web-accessibility
- #anti-scraping
- Sacrificing accessibility to prevent web scraping can lead to issues like broken user experiences and exclusion of non-technical users.
- Using font scrambling techniques to hide text from scrapers can make content inaccessible to screen readers and other assistive technologies.
- The article discusses a method involving font glyph scrambling to obfuscate text, which may not be readable by users relying on accessibility tools.
- Drawbacks include increased complexity, potential breakage of user experiences, and exclusion of users who rely on screen readers or other assistive technologies.
- The approach may also fail if the user is not using the intended font or if the content is accessed via non-graphical means.