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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by Natsu on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:12PM (#27390134)
I think that is a real worry and you're not wrong that that's a hard test to pass. I just wish for a brighter line over what 'unauthorized' means and it's hard to do that in a way that doesn't let companies write AUPs that effectively define the scope of criminal laws in some way.
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Re:US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Ab... by repiret on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:08AM (#27390443)
The decision talks about a gates-up-or-down analysis, which seems like the seed of a reasonable test: when the gates are up, entering a restricted area isn’t criminalized; when the gates are down, picking the lock or finding a home in the wall is criminalized.

I haven’t read the decision closely enough yet to see how well developed that idea is.

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