Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on Access Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/06/21
In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split about whether an individual with access to a computer system violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) by accessing information for an improper purpose. By a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Barrett, the Court held that an individual does not “exceed authorized access” within the meaning of the CFAA by misusing access to obtain information that is otherwise available to that person. While the case heard by the high...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP