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June 30, 2016 10:10 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1WdDK3roHM8/aclu-files-a-lawsuit-to-repeat.html
ACLU files a lawsuit to repeal the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, used to prosecute Aaron Swartz
The ACLU is suing to repeal parts of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 1980s-vintage hacking law that makes it a felony to "exceed authorization" on a remote computer, and which companies and the US government have used to prosecute researchers who violated websites' terms of service. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1WdDK3roHM8/aclu-files-a-lawsuit-to-repeat.html
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