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In the decision even the judge knew this wasn't a good standard. However, the law states that a computer is: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1030.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1030.html 18 U.S.C. § 1030(e) (1) the term “computer” means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device, but such term does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable hand held calculator, or other similar device; And by that standard, yes, some modern toasters (let alone mobile phones) would qualify. From the opinion: Indeed, modern cellular phones process data at comparable or faster rates than the desktop computers that existed when §1030(e)(1) was enacted. ... We acknowledge that a “basic” cellular phone might not easily fit within the colloquial definition of “computer.” We are bound, however, not by the common understanding of that word, but by the specific—if broad definition set forth in § 1030(e)(1).