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Good point, here's the Gizmodo article about it: http://gizmodo.com/court-rules-that-breaking-your-employers-computer-polic-1746133150 http://gizmodo.com/court-
by sageabilly 11y ago
Good point, here's the Gizmodo article about it: http://gizmodo.com/court-rules-that-breaking-your-employers-computer-polic-1746133150 http://gizmodo.com/court-rules-that-breaking-your-employers-...
In short:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion rejecting the government’s attempt to hold an employee criminally liable under the federal hacking statute—the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”)—for violating his employer-imposed computer use restrictions... The court also ruled that the government cannot hold people criminally liable on the basis of purely fantastical statements they make online—i.e., thoughtcrime.
- bumbledraven 11y agoFrom the gizmodo article: Valle was also charged with violating the CFAA for accessing a police database to look up information about people without a valid law enforcement purpose, in violation of NYPD policy. Querying a government database for personal use is a serious offense. I hope the court would address it separately from lesser rules such as "don't use Facebook at work."