The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in its first Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) case, Van Buren v. United States. CFAA is the federal anti-hacking law that the criminal defense and civil ...
In a closely-watched appeal, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reversed an Eleventh Circuit decision and adopted a narrow interpretation of “exceeds unauthorized access” under the Computer Fraud ...
Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. As ...
Changing jobs has become the norm in the modern age. Gone are the days where one spent her entire career at a single company. With more and more people changing jobs, often joining forces with ...
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If a person is authorized to access data for one purpose, is it a crime for them to access that data for an "improper" purpose? That question lies at the heart of a case the US Supreme Court will hear ...
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The high-profile arrest of computer programmer Aaron Swartz for illegally downloading millions of academic journal articles resulted in federal charges against him for violations of the Computer Fraud ...
Since its introduction in May 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the DTSA) has captured the focus of employers as the foremost source of statutory protection against trade secret misappropriation, ...
I recently posted a draft of a new article on the need for new sentencing guidelines in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cases. The article, "Trespass, Not Fraud: The Need for New Sentencing Guidelines in ...
Good-faith security researchers no longer have to worry about being prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the US Justice Department said on Thursday. The federal agency released a ...
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