U.S. Supreme Court,
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Sep. 26, 2017
How the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is being misused
Last month I discussed how the CFAA has strayed from its roots. This month, I want to discuss examples of how the act is being misused today.
Jason S. Leiderman
Law Offices of Jay LeidermanEmail: Jay@Criminal-Lawyer.me
"Jay" Leiderman is an attorney in Ventura who specializes in hacking and computer crime.
HACKING THE LAW
In last month’s column I discussed how far the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has strayed from its roots. According to the Guardian: “One night in June 1983, [film enthusiast Ronald Reagan] sat down [ ] to watch WarGames. The film stars Matthew Broderick as a tech-wiz teenager who unwittingly hacks into the main computer at Norad, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. [Broderick almost starts globalthermo nuclear warfare....
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