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You're conflating two different things: publishing classified material, which the DOJ under Obama didn't charge, and a CFAA violation. Assange is getting charg
by franey 8y ago
You're conflating two different things: publishing classified material, which the DOJ under Obama didn't charge, and a CFAA violation.
Assange is getting charged for a CFAA violation. "Hacking" isn't a great description of what the law forbids. It forbids obtaining information by "intentionally access[ing] a computer without authorization or exceed[ing] authorized access".
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030
- ryanlol 8y ago>You're conflating two different things: publishing classified material, which the DOJ under Obama didn't charge, and a CFAA violation. I am not. This CFAA violation has been publicly discussed for 8 years now, I know exactly what I mean. The idea of indicting Assange for publishing classified material has always been a weird conspiracy theory.