The Impact of the Narrowed Scope of CFAA Liability in the Privacy and Security Realm
By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/21
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Van Buren addressed the meaning of the term “exceeds authorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The Court held, in a criminal case that alleged that the person used information for an improper purpose, that the law’s definition of this term does not include situations when people have improper motives for obtaining computerized information they are otherwise authorized to access....
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP