The Most Hated Law on the Internet and Its Problems
This April 2016 Newsweek article explores the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its effects on security researchers. Casey Ellis, CEO of Bugcrowd, says CFAA conflicts are avoidable when researchers get sign-offs and rules of engagement from the companies they work with, and he stresses that companies should have legal rights when attacked.
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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has been used in some of the biggest computer cases of the last decade.