> I don't understand how the Sony hack relates to the proposed changes to the CFAA. I'm guessing that the lobbyists behind SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, etc have been try

> I don't understand how the Sony hack relates to the proposed changes to the CFAA. I'm guessing that the lobbyists behind SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, etc have been trying to push something like this for a while, but now think that the Sony hack has scared enough people that the bill can appear like it has popular support.