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Article 17

It is useful to note that while the federal statute does primarily address conduct that can be prosecuted by the DOJ as a criminal matter, the statute also creates a right for an aggrieved party to...

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So, whatch in for?

So, if your employer says that your work computer is for work use only, and you check your personal email with it, you've just committed a federal crime these days. There is no end to the appetite of...

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Article 15

Not sure how many people agree with me here, but excluding the extreme stretch that seems to have been killed by the 9th, I think I agree with this... I mean if you have quit, or where fired, then you...

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In your bank example, couldn't that simply be (depending on the circumstances) fraud or theft or similar charges without the need for a silly "hacking" charge? For the 7-11 clerk watching YouTube,...

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Just because he's knowledgeable doesn't mean he's always right. In this particular case he seems to have gotten it pretty wrong. I do wonder, since it isn't entirely clear here, if the laptop being...

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"Also, I would also agree with "exceeds authorized access". If you have someone who works a teller station at a bank, and finds that they can abuse the system in such a way as to elevate their...

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P.S. And you wonder about the unemployment figures and about how some people just don't really even want a job these days... The problem is that in the US the term "employee" is not really...

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Article 10

In this specific case, since the access was not immediately revoked and the hardware itself removed from the possession of the employee upon termination, the employer failed to practice due care. I'm...

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Article 9

You either have access or you don't. But "Exceeding Authorized Use" may be an indication of a much larger business problem related to training on the systems *THEY* created. This is not a criminal...

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Not Hacking

When the violation can be called access "without authorization" or "exceeds authorized access" then possibly that is what it should be called. What this guy did was not hacking.

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and obama wanted to solicite for hackers

good luck considering that since the mid 90's they have persecuted like a madness and now they need htem no one would ever step forward. and its also why i have neither a chapter of the UHA there nor...

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Article 6

#3 Here To #4 If any of those where committed yes, but they don't cover the action of breaking the companies security. #5 Excellent point, if the notebook was HIS, then it gets real gray, but I doubt...

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The fact that you do IT for a company and some of your users avoid your locks/firewalls/etc must piss you off, but that doesn't warrant throwing them in jail because they're craftier than you are. So,...

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Not sure how many people agree with me here, but excluding the extreme stretch that seems to have been killed by the 9th, I think I agree with this. this is a dangerous stance to take because of the...

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Article 3

"If you use your employer's computer simply to access the company's data for your personal use, you may be guilty of computer hacking. That's quite clearly not what the law was intended to cover."...

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Computer Hacking Law

Excellent article, and I agree wholeheartedly. Let me point out though, as Obama implied, this is clearly the worst Supreme Court we have ever had. I can't believe much that is good will come from...

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AC, I disagree. If you fire someone without being prepared for a negative reaction you're not only stupid you are being negligent. If someone leaves your company and you dont disable your account -...

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computer fraud & abuse

the act of computer fraud & abuse should be maintained and those found breaking the law should face the law squrely"for example yestaday in my college i wrote my curiculum vitae and saved it but a...

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Article 17

It is useful to note that while the federal statute does primarily address conduct that can be prosecuted by the DOJ as a criminal matter, the statute also creates a right for an aggrieved party to...

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So, whatch in for?

So, if your employer says that your work computer is for work use only, and you check your personal email with it, you've just committed a federal crime these days. There is no end to the appetite of...

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