But, organizations are now more limited in their ability to protect confidential information from misuse. This decision should bring comfort that a wide variety of innocuous online activity does not give rise to federal criminal and civil liability. Specifically, the Supreme Court addressed conflicting interpretations of the CFAA’s “exceed authorized access” provision and found that the provision does not prohibit the misuse of information on a computer so long as an individual is authorized to access the information in question. 1030, bringing much needed clarity to how people and businesses conduct life online. Supreme Court weighed in on the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. Herrick, United States attorney for Puerto Rico, that the punishment provision of said section be amended to make the offense a misdemeanor where the amount involved is $50 or less.In Van Buren v.
Hyatt, president, board of commissioners of the Idaho State Bar Association, that sections 82 and 100 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., be combined and simplified.Īlso, with respect to section 101 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., this section meets the suggestion of P. This section incorporates the recommendation of Paul W. The meaning of “ value” in the last paragraph of the revised section is written to conform with that provided in section 2311 of this title by inserting the words “face, par, or”. Since the purchasing power of the dollar is less than it was when $50 was the figure which determined whether larceny was petit larceny or grand larceny, the sum $100 was substituted as more consistent with modern values. The provisions for fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year for an offense involving $100 or less and for fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for an offense involving a greater amount were written into this section as more in conformity with the later congressional policy expressed in sections 82 and 87 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., than the nongraduated penalties of sections 100 and 101 of said title 18. Words “or any corporation in which the United States of America is a stockholder” in said section 82 were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “agency” in section 6 of this title. Procedural language at end of said section 101 “and such person may be tried either before or after the conviction of the principal offender” was transferred to and rephrased in section 3435 of this title. Words “or aid in concealing” were omitted as unnecessary in view of definitive section 2 of this title. Language relating to receiving stolen property is from said section 101. (See reviser’s note under section 1 of this title.) Words “in a jail” which followed “imprisonment” and preceded “for not more than one year” in said section 82, were omitted. The quoted language, rephrased in the present tense, appears in section 1361 of this title. Words “or shall willfully injure or commit any depredation against” were taken from said section 82 so as to confine it to embezzlement or theft. Changes necessary to effect the consolidation were made. Section consolidates sections 82, 87, 100, and 101 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
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