I'm not going to pretend it's a 100% open-and-shut case: the CFAA in its great broadness is a fairly controversial area, and this is a "weird" case. And as alwa

I'm not going to pretend it's a 100% open-and-shut case: the CFAA in its great broadness is a fairly controversial area, and this is a "weird" case. And as always, who knows what a jury will do. On the other hand, in the hypothetical scenario where this actually happened and damaged some law-enforcement-owned machines, I don't see the average jury being too sympathetic. It's certainly problematic enough that it's a legitimate concern, I'd say.