Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van Buren v. United States
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21
On June 3, 2021, the Supreme Court drastically narrowed the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (“CFAA”), a federal statue prohibiting individuals from “exceeding authorized access” to computers and computer systems. In Van Buren v. United States, the Court grappled with the meaning of “exceeding authorized access”– does this phrase cover those who misuse computer access that they otherwise lawfully have, or only those who obtain information on a computer to which they do not have...
By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP