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Depending on if you consider "authorization" to require consent or informed consent, it already is illegal behavior under CFAA.

• klodolph 2y ago
  That would require a pretty creative interpretation of the CFAA.
  • fragmede 2y ago
    The CFAA's broad enough so as to allow a lot of creative interpretation. A journalist using view source was breaking the CFAA was one district attorneys view.
    • hedora 2y ago
      This is the only carve out I could find for manufacturers of computers: > No action may be brought under this subsection for the negligent design or manufacture of computer hardware, computer software, or firmware. I guess Microsoft could argue their entire operating system business, app store, and update infrastructure are intentionally negligent, and so not covered. I’d think a reasonable court would say that it’s working as designed, and therefore not covered by the carve out. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030
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      • anticensor 2y ago
        Intentional negligence is not a thing in law.