The CFAA prohibits “unauthorized access” to computer systems. What is unauthorized access has been subject to many interpretations. The Fourth Circuit adopts a narrow reading of the terms “without authorization” and “exceeds authorized access” and has held that they apply only when an individual accesses a computer without permission or obtains or alters information on a computer beyond that which he is authorized to access. Straightforward rule? Not really, read on… – Domingo Rivera
The CFAA prohibits “unauthorized access” to computer systems. What is unauthorized access has been subject to many interpretations. The Fourth Circuit adopts a narrow reading of the terms “without authorization” and “exceeds authorized access” and has held that they apply only when an individual accesses a computer without permission or obtains or alters information on a computer beyond that which he is authorized to access. Straightforward rule? Not really, read on… – Domingo Rivera »