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Computer Fraud Penalties Will Be Revamped by Aaron's Law
Jun 20, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and ...
Tags: Computer Fraud, Aaron's Law, CFAA
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A Federal Court Has Modified a Protective Order
May 16, 2013A federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names and other personal identifying information of those involved in his arrest and prosecution ...
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A Federal Court Granted Class Action Status to a Lawsuit Accusing comScore
Apr 4, 2013A federal court in Chicago this week granted class action status to a lawsuit accusing comScore, one of the Internet's largest user tracking firms, of secretly collecting and selling Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The U.S Government and Two Other Entities Involved in Investigations
Apr 3, 2013The U.S government and two other entities involved in investigations leading to the indictment of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz have asked a federal court in Boston to redact the names of people involved in the case from documents ...
Tags: Computer Products
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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A Draft Bill to Exclude Terms of Service Violations From The CFAA
Jan 15, 2013A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the anti-hacking law comes in the wake of the suicide on ...
Tags: Computer Fraud Law Amendment, policy, Computer Products, Computer
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Illinois Has Become The Third State in The Country to Pass a Law Prohibiting Companies
Dec 31, 2012Illinois has become the third state in the country to pass a law prohibiting companies from asking employees and job candidates for usernames and passwords to their social media accounts. Illinois Gov.Patrick Quinn signed the bill ...
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Court Has Ruled That an Employee Who Used His Valid Computer Access Rights to Access Data
Sep 6, 2012In a decision likely to be sobering for companies fighting insider threats, an appeals court has ruled that an employee who used his valid computer access rights to access data from his employer can't be prosecuted under a federal ...
Tags: federal law, cybercrime, hacking, USA