Privacy Groups Back Government In High Court CFAA 'Unauthorized Access' Row

Mealey's (September 10, 2020, 1:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Digital Justice Foundation (DJF) each filed amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 3, arguing that a police officer's for-profit search of a law enforcement database violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) because he exceeded his access privileges to sensitive information (Nathan Van Buren v. United States, No. 19-783, U.S. Sup.)....