Today, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in
Van Buren v. United States. At issue in the case was former Georgia police officer Nathan Van Buren’s conviction for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when he was caught taking money to run license plate numbers through law enforcement databases. Van Buren’s conviction wasn’t based on him hacking into the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) database. Instead, he was convicted for using the access he already had as an officer to look up data for non-police purposes. Doing so was a violation of official policy.
In a 6-3 decision, the Court provided much-needed clarity around the definition of exceeding authorized access in the CFAA. In ruling that “an individual ‘exceeds authorized access’ when he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information located in particular areas of the computer such as files, folders, or databases that are off limits to him,” the Court made clear that cou
Larry Brandt, a long-time supporter of internet freedom, used his nearly 20-year-old PayPal account to put his money where his mouth is. His primary use of the payment system was to fund servers to run Tor nodes, routing internet traffic in order to safeguard privacy and avoid country-level.
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Internet prices kick off Washington brawl
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President Biden s promise to cut the price of Americans internet bills has provoked a fierce lobbying campaign by cable and telecom companies to prove that the cost of broadband has already dropped.
Why it matters: Internet providers are desperate to fend off any move to regulate the prices they charge, while the government is increasingly viewing connectivity as an essential service.
State of play: Internet industry lobbyists are publicly touting studies showing a decline in prices, attacking reports that argue otherwise and telling members of Congress there s no need for new regulations because they already have affordable programs in place.