Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Read a random definition: incompetent evidence

A quick definition of Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act:

Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: A law that makes it illegal to access someone else's computer without permission and cause harm to the computer's data, programs, systems, or information. This law applies to both individuals and organizations. If someone is found guilty of breaking this law, they can be held liable for damages caused to the computer.

A more thorough explanation:

The Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (FCFAA) is a law that holds individuals or organizations liable for gaining unauthorized access to a computer and causing damage to it. The term "damage" is defined by the law to include harm to the computer's data, programs, systems, and information either by compromising integrity or by impairing availability.

Here are some examples of actions that could be considered a violation of the FCFAA:

  • A hacker gains unauthorized access to a company's computer system and deletes important files, causing the company to lose valuable data.
  • An employee of a government agency uses their access to the agency's computer system to view confidential information that they are not authorized to see.
  • A person uses malware to infect a computer system and cause it to crash, rendering it unusable.

These examples illustrate how the FCFAA can be used to hold individuals or organizations accountable for damaging computer systems through unauthorized access or malicious actions. The law is designed to protect computer systems and the data they contain from unauthorized access and damage, and to deter individuals from engaging in these types of activities.

federal common law | federal crime

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
Quillinit
11:57
ah you filed retro W's from classes in UG?
Quillinit
11:58
ah okay, sorry homie that's rough
it's fine i got into one of my top choices so im really happy
Quillinit
11:58
<3 happy for you
getting into cornell is hugeee
ayyyyy
Quillinit
11:59
^^^^^ would love to get into Cornell lmao
Quillinit
11:59
or anywhere!
you got it, believeeee
12:06
@letsseehowitgoesnow: you okay?
12:08
@ KnowledgeableRitzyWasp did u withdraw frm all your classes for two years or just a few? i have 2 W's
12:23
listening to the front bottoms at the gym again ist es over fur mich?
My wife and I saw TFB with manchester orchestra the night before thanksgiving a few years back and it was pretty damn choice
shaquilleoatmeal
12:27
yoo lets dawg what happened, you good?
12:28
breakup
12:28
happens to the best of us
12:28
@UnsuitableMaliciousHedgehog: that’s so fucking sick
rough night and morning with ex :/. we broke up but we live together
shaquilleoatmeal
12:29
damn ;/ it is break up season dawg, i'm sorry you're going through that
12:29
it really is breakup season
shaquilleoatmeal
12:29
i lived with my ex for 3 months after we broke up and it was brutal. If you can move out quicker rather than later
thanks shaq! i just needed some input from people who are looking from the outside in
im gonna pack up my stuff and leave for a few days when i get off work
12:31
sometimes I think about things my ex said and did to me and a year later it still makes me so sad that I ever let myself be treated that way
shaquilleoatmeal
12:32
yee bud clear your head how you need, shit sometimes even just driving with no destination and some sad ass music can get you through this
shaquilleoatmeal
12:32
you grow through what you go through bunny, you know for the next relationship what you deserve
I want to run you guys through a scenario to see what yall think. Go to off topic for the one time lol
12:34
gotchu
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.