Questions tagged [cfaa]
Questions involving the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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Is the NSO Group guilty of computer crimes?
The NSO Group is the company (based in Israel but American-owned) which appears to be responsible for the software used to penetrate WhatsApp.
The case seems to have a lot of parallels with the ...
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Is downloading YouTube videos legal for personal use? [duplicate]
Hypothetical: I am learning a language at the moment and have found certain playlists very useful. I want to have them on the go and have written an application to download and manage downloaded ...
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Is it illegal (under US law) to "manually" mass download from JSTOR?
Say I wish to determine the frequency of the use of the word "apple" in academic articles. And so I want to get as many academic articles as possible for analysis.
I have access (through my ...
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How does Aaron Swartz's mass download from JSTOR constitute hacking?
I might be a bit late on this but I just got to know the story of Aaron Swartz, a phenomenal guy to say the least.
The internet is filled with news posts, blogs, and even documentaries stating that "...
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