If content is placed on the public web it is almost a foregone conclusion that search engines such as Google will spider and index it. It’s also very likely that a link to that content will eventually turn up in someone’s search results, and that someone will follow the link and see the content.
How could any of this be remotely unlawful? If the content owner intended it to be publicly accessible, not at all. But if the owner of the material exposed it to public access in error, intending it to be private, it could be a whole different kettle of fish. Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006 – CMA) it is an offence to obtain "unauthorised access" to any kind of computer material, including private web content. Google scanning - is it legal? - heise Security UK
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