Experts Scratching Their Heads At House Judiciary's Awful CFAA Reform Proposal
Techdirt
On Monday, we broke the news of the House Judiciary Committee circulating a terrible bill that would make the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) much worse, rather than better. It would expand definitions and make it even easier for the Justice Department to go after people for harmless activity. In fact, even the part we originally thought might fix one of the worst parts of the CFAA actually makes it worse. . . various experts on the CFAA are scratching their heads about why the House Judiciary Committee is even bothering with this draft bill. As Orin Kerr notes, this seems to be a basic rehash of the DOJ's attempt 2 years ago to expand the CFAA. He suggests (and we agree) that the Judiciary Committee stop taking DOJ language from 2011 and start dealing in the present, and deal with the very real problems with the CFAA, and not just with a DOJ who wants more power....
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BBC News
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Bloomberg
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Bloomberg
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Business Insider
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Business Insider
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Register
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Huffington Post
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Science Recorder
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Science World Report
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Uproxx
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Engadget
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Mobile Magazine
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Businessweek
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WOOD-TV
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Product Reviews
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Product Reviews
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USA TODAY
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Fast Company
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Fast Company
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Los Angeles Times
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New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog)
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NBCNews.com (blog)
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VentureBeat
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VentureBeat
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Product Reviews
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Product Reviews
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AFP
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AFP
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CRN - UK
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CRN - UK
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Examiner.com
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