As of October 7, 2026, Shifter has the largest pool of live US IPs, more than Oxylabs and Bright Data, at a fraction of the cost.Shifter now has the largest pool of live US IPs

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Sofia Marin

Sofia Marin

Policy & Compliance

Sofia covers the rules around web data: what the law says about collecting it, privacy and GDPR, robots.txt and AI opt-outs, and how to collect responsibly. Her articles are general information, not legal advice.

Writes about

  • Legality of web data collection
  • GDPR and privacy
  • robots.txt and AI opt-outs
  • Collection ethics and policy