Responsible Use Guidelines

BotBrowser is a privacy protection platform designed for fingerprint consistency research. These guidelines clarify the expectations for anyone who accesses binaries, profiles, or source artifacts.

Required Conditions

  • ✓AUTHORIZATION: Operate the software only on systems you own or have written permission to test. Maintain signed approvals or tickets for auditing.
  • ✓CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS: Prefer testbeds, sandboxes, or clearly documented demo endpoints. Production services require explicit opt-in from the owner.
  • ✓SYNTHETIC DATA ONLY: Use test credentials, generated identities, or anonymized datasets. Never process personal data or live customer accounts.
  • ✓LEGAL COMPLIANCE: Follow all applicable laws (e.g., CFAA, GDPR, CCPA) and institutional policies. When uncertain, consult qualified legal counsel before proceeding.
  • ✓ETHICS REVIEW: Obtain IRB or equivalent ethics clearance whenever research involves user-impacting systems or data collection.

Prohibited Activities

  • ✗Deploying BotBrowser against production systems without explicit authorization from the system owner
  • ✗Harvesting personal data, account credentials, session tokens, or payment information
  • ✗Providing the software to third parties who intend to violate laws or service terms
  • ✗Using BotBrowser to facilitate fraud, spam, scalping, unauthorized ticket purchasing, or other unauthorized automated activities

Responsible Disclosure & Cooperation

  • •ABUSE REPORTING: Service operators or security vendors can contact the maintainers. Include evidence (timestamps, IPs, scripts) so investigations can begin immediately.
  • •LICENSE REVOCATION: Maintainers may revoke access to binaries or profiles for any breach of these rules.
  • •VENDOR COLLABORATION: We coordinate with bot-detection providers to share indicators of compromise and mitigate ongoing abuse.
  • •TESTING REPORTS: Qualified vendors may request redacted test reports or joint review calls after verifying ownership of the affected property.

Publication & Sharing

  • •When publishing research, clearly state the privacy protection or analytical objective
  • •Do not release operational details or techniques that could facilitate unauthorized use
  • •Redact sensitive partner data from papers, blog posts, talks, and sample code
  • •Respect third-party disclosure timelines and embargo agreements

Security Hygiene

  • •Store profiles and binaries in secured locations with restricted access
  • •Rotate proxy credentials and other secrets used in experiments
  • •Update promptly to the latest BotBrowser release to obtain security fixes and policy updates