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by markandrewj 2336 days ago
The CFAA is overreaching, and used often as a catch all. 'Reply All' has a good episode which explores this. This is actually what was used against Aaron Swartz when he was charged for downloading academic journals from MIT, and why his charges were unjustly severe.

Reply All - #43 The Law That Sticks https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/rnhoxb