4 ms·
So I can take photos in public because there's no expectation of privacy. Does this mean I can hack into whatever computer I want now for the same reason? Or do
by 0xfeba 10y ago
So I can take photos in public because there's no expectation of privacy. Does this mean I can hack into whatever computer I want now for the same reason? Or does a lack of privacy not necessarily mean it's legal to do such things?
- dangerlibrary 10y agoThe ruling is about whether one has a 4th amendment right to privacy with regard to criminal investigations. You'd still be violating, at a minimum, the CFAA if you broke into someone else's private computer. There are exemptions in the CFAA for exactly this kind of investigatory activity. But the ruling won't hold, because it is dumb and bad.