Right: It's a threat-modeling mistake to start lumping different groups with different goals and different operational constraints together.
replySure, the cheap lock I added to the outside shed's door-latch is terrible and can be shimmed open in two seconds with a bit of flat metal... but the important thing right now is that it keeps the raccoons out. If there's a new threat to the gardening tools or the bikes, then I have a different problem and I'll consider something else.
If every site does it the scrapers will adapt. The scrapers will always have a cost advantage over real users for this.
replyMost of the problem in this case is that the scrapers are being incredibly lazy and not investing even minimal effort in their approach. If this forces them to revisit how they go about things then mission accomplished.
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