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Breaking into computer systems was already something that was happening then. Maybe they went a little overboard with the wording but it's not like Congress inv
by moftz 7y ago
Breaking into computer systems was already something that was happening then. Maybe they went a little overboard with the wording but it's not like Congress invented hacking.
- DuskStar 7y agoInstead, they outlawed visiting google.com (by a strict reading of "unauthorized access")
- bpchaps 7y agoA little overbroad is somewhat of an understatement..
- wyldfire 7y ago> Maybe they went a little overboard with the wording but it's not like Congress invented hacking. Believe it or not but CFAA would likely have not come about if not for the classic film "WarGames" [1]. [1] https://books.google.com/books?id=7rBLCZuEOswC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38 https://books.google.com/books?id=7rBLCZuEOswC&pg=PA38&lpg=P...