US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act [pdf]

Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by colechristensen on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:03PM (#27385883)

But let’s say you called someone on the phone and lied to them to gain access to a computer system, you committed wire fraud doing so. It’s just a different crime because the thing you did wrong involves lying on the phone.

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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by anonymousiam on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:14PM (#27386022)

If you obtain access using somebody else's credentials through fraud, YOU are not authorized. Thus you are violating the CFAA.

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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday June 03, 2021 @04:05PM (#27386596)

Obtaining access through fraud is fraud. Why do you need to morph one crime into another?

Think Breaking and Entering requires breakin. If someone gave you keys under false pretences, thats a different crime.

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