As we previously reported, the CFAA provides for both criminal and civil penalties for accessing a computer “without authorization” or in a manner “exceeding authorized access.” 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2) ...

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision which was issued on June 3, 2021, reversed an Eleventh Circuit decision and adopted a narrow interpretation of “exceeds unauthorized access” under the Computer ...

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 ...

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 ...

The tragic death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who killed himself last Friday amidst prosecution for downloading 4.8 million academic articles from JSTOR, has brought one of the primary U.S.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about injustices in the justice system. This week, American parents should breathe a sigh of relief and then immediately ...

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 ...

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who obtained information from a licence database for a civilian, in exchange for money, did not violate federal hacking laws. The ruling clarifies ...

Employment Law columnists Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas write: Once the only reliable statutory argument for federal-question jurisdiction in a trade secret dispute, the CFAA now acts as a ...