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This is such a horrible standard. Imagine I put up a web server and only intend myself to access it. I put no security on the pages. Is Google guilty of a CFAA

• dahfizz 3y ago
  The law is not a computer program. It sometimes relies on the ambiguity of human language, and uses human judges & juries to make reasonable decisions within that ambiguity. I think, in your scenario, you would have a hard time convincing a jury that Google's access to your computer is unauthorized.
  • negidius 3y ago
    The same argument could be made about the security research in the article. I think the majority of potential juror would never find someone guilty or liable for this, but there is always the risk that you are unlucky and end up with 12 who would.
• cryptonector 3y ago
  You have to post something on the pages served indicating "authorized access only" or similar.