> I've visited the site as the googlebot user agent and it is exactly the same as what non-logged in users see
.. except, of course, that the googlebot just reads the HTML. The CSS3 blur only causes problems when you try to read the site visually, via a browser.
> They also aren't doing any tricks to hide the full response in the HTML.
Yes, that's why the googlebot can read it.
I don't know why you're bothering to argue that this isn't cloaking. It most assuredly is.
cloak
verb
conceal, hide, cover, veil, shroud, mask, obscure, cloud
.. except, of course, that the googlebot just reads the HTML. The CSS3 blur only causes problems when you try to read the site visually, via a browser.
> They also aren't doing any tricks to hide the full response in the HTML.
Yes, that's why the googlebot can read it.
I don't know why you're bothering to argue that this isn't cloaking. It most assuredly is.