Making the CFAA apply more broadly and criminalizing hacking behaviors that are currently misdemeanors will have the following effects imo: 1. As stated in the

Making the CFAA apply more broadly and criminalizing hacking behaviors that are currently misdemeanors will have the following effects imo: 1. As stated in the article, restrict legitimate security work and creation of useful tools. 2. Glamorize becoming a hacker for the misfits of the world. ( It's a criminal behavior; you'll get underground respect for doing it... ) 3. Drive hacking further underground ( this is like suddenly making weed illegal again in places where it is currently legal ) More crime will result. 4. Cause me to release code I write under an alias through multiple proxies in combination with Tor.