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Why isn't this company sued for computer fraud and abuse?
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 10mo ago
Why isn't this company sued for computer fraud and abuse?
- gruez 10mo agoBecause using the CFAA as a cudgel against things you don't like, whether it's journalists exposing insecure government systems, or companies engaging in deceptive marketing practices is a bad idea? For the latter, there's already laws against it that doesn't involve CFAA, eg. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-255 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-B...
- WarOnPrivacy 10mo ago>> Why isn't this company sued for computer fraud and abuse? > Because using the CFAA as a cudgel against things you don't like, whether it's journalists exposing insecure government systems, or companies engaging in deceptive marketing practices is a bad idea? I think you're confusing bad ethics with a bad idea. A prosecutor's job is to win, not behave ethically.
- Nextgrid 10mo agoWhen you're a company with funding and/or a network of benefactors behind it a lot of laws stop applying. And if all else fails, I hear pardons aren't particularly expensive these days.