Techdirt Podcast Episode 48: Our Hacking Laws Are A Mess
from the abused-act dept
If you’re a Techdirt regular, you probably know that there are some serious problems with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Drafted in 1986 with extremely broad language, the CFAA has grown into an easily abused law that lets prosecutors go after people for minor activities that don’t meet any reasonable definition of hacking or computer fraud. This week, we discuss the utter mess that our hacking laws have become, and look into ways they might be fixed.
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Comments on “Techdirt Podcast Episode 48: Our Hacking Laws Are A Mess”
How many times are these hour-long kibitzing sessions downloaded?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Nice job 😀