US Computer Crime - spec and penalties

[DNR]

http://cryptome.org/0005/infragard-anonop.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DNR

[lonewolf]

Well the bottom one is quite interesting

Accessing Internet
Computers to
Obtain Something
of Value. (information?)


But they did put in a piece of common sense

6. [Note: Merely
observing
information may
not have "value"
according to case
law.]

I suppose it all depends on someone else's definition of what "value" is and how bad they want to nail your butt to the wall.

[DNR]

exactly - corporations have been guilty of overinflating damages, or even blaming their own network failures on a hacker.

Note that while there might not be any criminal penalties for 'merely viewing' data on someone's network - they can still sue for civil renumeration - some bullshit over network lag or downtime while they patch their holes you found.

Hacking is almost like the medical field, somethings they can't prove, but they can still bill you for it.

DNR