Law

Violations of an Employer’s Computer-Use Policies Cannot Support a Claim Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

In the absence of actual hacking, under the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit’s holding, the employer cannot state a claim under the CFAA. The Third Circuit also concluded that passwords are ...
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Employers’ Rights Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) Narrowed after Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren

In today’s digital age, employers store immense amounts of information, including confidential and proprietary information, on their on-premises systems, cloud-servers and other data storage solutions ...
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Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...