flash - can SWF apps running in the browser be automatically controlled/spidered, like in browser automation? -


suppose owner of website shows info "for humans only" tired of bots , spiders grabbing data , decides show info in swf app running in browser. reimplements structure of website flash app , bad guys can no longer navigate using url-following, html-parsing scripts.

what can bad guys here? can make flash app run in browser , somehow establish control on flash app running in browser in order navigate user interface , grab text displaying user?

flash (swf) files have been indexing nightmare search engines , today struggle when compared old html.

however, google reported on webmaster central blog in 2008 had "improved flash indexing".

q: flash files can google better index now? we've improved our ability index textual content in swf files of kinds. includes flash "gadgets" such buttons or menus, self-contained flash websites, , in between.

q: content can google better index these flash files? of text users can see interact flash file. if website contains flash, textual content in flash files can used when google generates snippet website. also, words appear in flash files can used match query terms in google searches.

ok, many other search engines / bots no doubt incapable of doing such things, google kinda omnipresent!

if want hide content bots , spiders; make available subscribers only. no need redo in flash.


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