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A comment on US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by generalizations on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:29PM (#27385404)
It sounds similar to the problem of someone with access to a file cabinet, where they aren't allowed to use some of the files in the cabinet, but are allowed to access other files in the same cabinet.
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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:35PM (#27385474)
And if do access the files that they aren't allowed to, we don't charge them with safecracking. They did something, but safecracking doesn't fit.
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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by badRNG on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:56PM (#27386476)
Similar to if someone does something they aren't supposed to in a business, they aren't immediately charged with breaking and entering or trespass.
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