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Supreme Court reins in definition of crime under controversial hacking law

Enlarge / In April 2013, more than 120 people attended a rally in Boston to remember Aaron Swartz and call for reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. (credit: Getty Images | Boston Globe) The Supreme Court issued a ruling today that imposes a limit on what counts as a crime under the Computer […]

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The Supreme Court will Eventually rule on Contentious US hacking Legislation

Expand / Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch{} , also Stephen Breyer, directly, appeared skeptical of their government’s broad understanding of the CFAA. Justice Thomas, centre, looked more conducive to the government’s opinion. Chief Justice Roberts, abandoned, kept his cards near his chest. (charge: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg through Getty Images) Here is the way I explained […]