Justices Clarify Scope of Anti-Hacking Law
By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21
Last week, in a 6-3 opinion delivered by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a long-running question about the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA). In Van Buren v. United States, the Court determined that the CFAA provision that prohibits exceeding authorized access of a computer must be analyzed under a “gates-up-or-down” approach where the defendant’s ability to access the information is the determinative factor....
By: Stinson LLP