Cop Tells Supreme Court CFAA Is Anti-Hacking Law, Not Internet-Policing Mandate

Mealey's (October 1, 2020, 1:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former police officer who was found to have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by accessing a criminal information database without authorization for personal reasons argues in a Sept. 28 merits reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court that the statute is meant to prevent hacking and is not directed to "obtaining information for an improper purpose" (Nathan Van Buren v. United States, No. 19-783, U.S. Sup.)....