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Top 10 GDPR Fines in 2018 to 2025: A Data-Driven Analysis
Introduction Yes, it’s over — the era of unchecked data collection, silent tracking, and unaccountable digital practices.  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ended it for good, redefining how organizations collect, process, and protect the personal data of European Union citizens. A decade ago, user information was traded, tracked, and monetized with little scrutiny; privacy was an afterthought, not a business priority. That changed in 2018 with the enforcement of
Navin Saif
Nov 117 min read
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Web Scraping Without Getting Blocked Using curl-cffi
Learn how to perform web scraping without getting blocked using curl-cffi. Discover how this Python library helps you bypass anti-bot systems, mimic real browsers, and ensure smoother, more reliable data extraction.
tony56024
Oct 177 min read
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How to Scrape Product Data from Amazon US?
Introduction Ever tried shopping for vlogging equipment on Amazon? It's overwhelming. You've got thousands of microphones, cameras, and tripods to choose from, and manually comparing them all would take forever. That's exactly why I built this web scraping system - to automatically collect and organize all that product data so you can actually make informed decisions. This project shows you how to build a complete two-phase scraping system that systematically extracts vloggin
Shahana farvin
Oct 924 min read
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Y Combinator 2025: How AI is Reshaping Startups and Markets
In 2025, over 72% of new startups in Y Combinator are powered by artificial intelligence , signaling a seismic shift in how technology is...
Aarathi J
Apr 96 min read
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How to Scrape Product Information from Walmart using Python beautifulsoup
Walmart is a leading retailer. It has both an online store and brick-and-mortar stores across the world. With a large variety of products in their portfolio and 519.93 billion USD in net sales, Walmart not only dominates the retail market but also has a lot of data that could be used to gain insights on customer behavior, product portfolios, and even market trends. In this article, we will scrape product data from Walmart.com and store it in a SQL database. We used Python to
Srishti Saha
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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7 eCommerce Data Sources You Must Scrape
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the retail landscape for businesses for good. With online shopping seeing a jump of 44% through the...
Siri Mandali
Apr 10, 20214 min read
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Utilize Ecommerce Marketplace Data for Your Business
In a world that is constantly expanding digitally, data is what keeps businesses afloat. Understanding the market, the consumers, and how quickly these can shift are crucial to building an adaptable business . In this regard, it's important to note that your internal operations are not the only valuable source of data. Third-party companies and institutions also hold a goldmine of information, if you know where to look. One example: retail giants and their online marketplaces
Allie Cooper
Mar 4, 20214 min read
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Scraping eBay: How to Scrape Product Data Using Python
Even though Amazon is the leader in e-commerce marketplaces – eBay still has its fair share in the online retail industry. Brands selling online should be monitoring prices on eBay as well to gain a competitive advantage. To scrape product data from eBay at a huge scale regularly is a challenging problem for data scientists. Here is an example of scraping eBay using python to identify the prices of mobile phones. Lets us imagine a use case where you need to monitor the pri

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Jun 11, 20206 min read
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