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This guy's an attorney and he compares a local/county crime (vandalism) to a federal crime (CFAA) and expects the sentencing to be the same? I'm speechless. I'
by at-fates-hands 13y ago
This guy's an attorney and he compares a local/county crime (vandalism) to a federal crime (CFAA) and expects the sentencing to be the same? I'm speechless.
I'm not hacker, but even I know pretty much anything having to do with any unauthorized access to someone's computer is a FEDERAL offense. Regardless of whether you were the person breaking into that computer or not. Even Keys should have know what he was doing was a crime.
It's the same defense people use when they're with someone in the commission of a crime. "I was only there, I didn't kill the guy, Jim did." which is not a viable defense. You're at the least an accessory to the crime, and at worst, helped in the commission of a crime like driving the getaway car, hiding evidence, etc.
The whole premise of the article is completely flawed.