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Mar. 14, 2009
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As confidential information today is largely stored electronically, companies have turned to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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By Ilana S. Rubel The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was enacted in 1984 as a criminal statute, but was subsequently amended in the 1990s to allow for private causes of action for damage to a "protected computer." As confidential information today is largely stored electronically, companies have increasingly turned to the act in litigating the misappropriation of proprietary information. For a variety of reasons, a Computer Fra...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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