Government
Mar. 27, 2013
Recent cases shine light on circuit split in computer fraud law
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has frustrated lawyers because of a circuit split on the issue, and some say it needs to be revised to better align current differences of opinion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Earlier this month, federal prosecutors charged a Reuters deputy social media editor with conspiring to help members of a computer hacker group gain access to the system at the Tribune Co., from which he was recently fired. Legal observers say the case of Matthew Keys is one of several recent matters shining a brighter light on what some legal observers say are out-of-date, overly broad and ill-defined ...
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