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Pretty much anything done on a computer could be a crime because of the CFAA. It is extremely broad.
by Miner49er 5y ago
Pretty much anything done on a computer could be a crime because of the CFAA. It is extremely broad.
- nulbyte 5y agoA recent case at the Supreme Court has limited this, and it seems applicable here, on the face of it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/06/supreme-court-overturns-overbroad-interpretation-cfaa-protecting-security https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/06/supreme-court-overturn... > the Court adopted a “gates-up-or-down” approach: either you are entitled to access the information or you are not. To me, it sounds like you are entitled to submit a job application or you are not. I don't see how a charge under the CFAA for submitting an application would stick, when they are inviting the public to submit applications.
- colejohnson66 5y agoSubmitting a single application would probably be OK, but the coordinated flood might not be