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Genova Burns LLC

Third Circuit Further Narrows Employer Remedy Under Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

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What can an employer do when its employee accesses data in a way that violates company policy? In the past, one avenue for relief was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a federal statute that creates the potential for...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Supreme Court Prohibits Use of Federal “Anti-Hacking” Law Against Those Who Use Otherwise Authorized Access for Improper Purpose

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In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court faced the difficult task of determining whether the opaquely-written Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) would apply to situations in which a person who was authorized to...more

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