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We have some serious problems with the implications of the ruling in the Lori Drew case, where Drew was found guilty of computer hacking, because a fake MySpace profile (which she did not sign up for) was blamed for the suicide of a young girl. However, Bennett Haselton, over at Slashdot takes on another problematic…
There's been talk for years about fixing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which has been widely abused by law enforcement/prosecutors to claim that basically any use of a computer that did not fall under the explicitly allowed uses was a form of "computer hacking" -- and potentially a felony. This allowed for law…
Lori Drew faces charges under a federal anti-hacking statute andcould wind up in jail, but her behavior, while obviously wrong, was not criminal. Overcriminalization eliminates long-standingprotections against unfair criminal liability, puts honest citizensat risk of prosecution, and allows politics to trump soundprosecutorial discretion. Worst of all, it threatens the rule oflaw and individual liberty.
In a significant development in anti-hacking criminal enforcement, the Department of Justice last week released new guidance for charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...
A few years back, we covered the Lori Drew case, involving charges brought against a woman who stupidly set up a fake user account on...