
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) Updates – March 23, 2022
Computer Fraud and Abuse (CFAA) updates and Analysis – March 23, 2022. Court denies Motion to Dismiss in United States v. Thompson. Why this matters for Computer Law?
Computer Fraud and Abuse (CFAA) updates and Analysis – March 23, 2022. Court denies Motion to Dismiss in United States v. Thompson. Why this matters for Computer Law?
In 2021 the United States Supreme Court finally considered what constitutes unauthorized access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It put a bullet in the head of the terms of service theory of unauthorized access. United States v. Van Buren involved a similar fact pattern as the Second Circuit’s “cannibal cop” CFAA unauthorized access case United States v. Valle.
I’ve been getting a lot of calls asking me what I think about the civil Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) lawsuit WhatsApp just filed in the Northern District of California against NSO. Below this post are links to my comments in the press. Here’s the complaint: I’m going to elaborate a little more on the complaint because it’s a
Futurism just released an interview with Tor Ekeland. Check it out: Tor Ekeland, hacker lawyer, fights back against the harsh punishments decreed using the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. And one of those fights can be seen in “Trust Machine,” available now at Breaker.io. Futurism interview description https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1SErcUkxMw You can find it on futurism.com https://futurism.com/videos/computer-fraud-laws-flawed YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1SErcUkxMw and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/futurism/videos/2293723320915384/UzpfSTMzMzk0MjY4NjYyNDI0MzoyNTA1MDU4MjU2MTc5MzMx/
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