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Reflections for the afternoon on public data

Entities or companies whose business model solely rely on the monetization of data for their continued survival tends to be extremely paranoid about be web-scraped.

Government agencies who intends to free up data tends to be understaffed therefore tends to have data presented in format not easy for consumption

When potential data sets are available from multiple sources opt for those that belong to less paranoid, understaff owners who would benefit from having their data proliferated.