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Interesting to see that he's being charged in Florida, instead of federally. I mean yes, normally, when one commits a crime in a particular area, they're charge
by korethr 6y ago
Interesting to see that he's being charged in Florida, instead of federally. I mean yes, normally, when one commits a crime in a particular area, they're charged in that area. But my understanding is that once stuff crosses state lines, it becomes a federal issue, and this is part of why its usually the FBI that comes knocking.
- hughw 6y agoI would think federal charges will follow.
- ja27 6y agoAnything involving a computer connected to the internet (even firewalled or rarely connected) is considered to be a "protected computer" since it is involved in interstate commerce or communication and thus open to federal charges under 1030 (a).
- korethr 6y agoExactly. Thus why I am somewhat surprised to see that he's being charged in Florida. By the letter of the law, this is an issue for the feds to handle. Edit: Another post on HN[1] covers the federal charges. So, it sounds like this kid is being charged by both the state and the feds. I don't envy him. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24012968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24012968