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The author presents his thoughts on the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which states that it is illegal to access websites without authorization. According to the author, the law does not clearly define "authorization" and often includes punishments that exceed the nature of the crimes. Pa...

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Published in:Humanist Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 10 - 12
Main Author: Bulger, Matthew
Format: Article
Published: American Humanist Association Mar/Apr2013
Subjects:
Computer fraud laws
Punishment
Swartz, Aaron, 1986-2013
Computer crimes
Computer programmers
United States
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