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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by thayne on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:30PM (#27386201)
I would hope that there are stronger protections against such abuses of authorization. What if a police officer (or system administrator, etc.) sold information about a potential victim to a criminal that resulted in physical or financial harm to said victim?
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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by the_pwner224 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @04:01PM (#27386547)
That is / should be illegal on its own, the fact that the information was obtained through a computer system instead of a paper file doesn't change anything in your example.
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