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We do! The CFAA was literally a reaction to the film WarGames, written in an era where computers were rare and unusual, and very few people had any legitimate r

We do! The CFAA was literally a reaction to the film WarGames, written in an era where computers were rare and unusual, and very few people had any legitimate reason to access a computer network. It's long past time that it was updated to reflect modern reality and expectations. But in the meantime, it's great that the DOJ is explicitly denouncing some of the more ridiculous interpretations of the CFAA. No reasonable person would expect that violating a web site's Terms of Service could result in criminal charges, for example.

cstejerean 4y ago
While the original CFAA goes back to 1986 it was amended a few times and IIRC the broad expansion happened in 2008.
- duskwuff 4y ago
  And those amendments have generally been in the direction of broadening the CFAA even further, like defining a "protected computer" as any computer used for interstate commerce or communication (which could mean any computer, or even a cell phone).