The U.S. Supreme Court docket recently held that the Computer system Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is not applicable to someone who accesses a personal computer he or she is permitted to obtain, and does not exceed the scope of the data he or she is permitted to obtain, but does so for a prohibited reason. In a 6-three split, the justices reversed the Eleventh Circuit’s October 2019 choice to uphold an ex-police officer’s conviction for obtaining “exceeding” his authorized obtain to a legislation enforcement database by…
By: Weiner Brodsky Kider Pc
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