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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

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Violating terms of service not a federal crime, says court

A federal appeals court rejected April 10 a Justice Department interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, stating that to accept it would be to criminalize anyone who breaks a website terms...

DOJ seeks to expand Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Congress should expand the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act so that violations no longer incur penalties that are weaker than those of analogous offline crimes, said Richard Downing, the Justice

Leahy opposes 3-year mandatory minimum for critical infrastructure hacking

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he will not support an Obama administration proposal to impose a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence on hackers found guilty of damaging a critical