Stanford CIS

Security Research and the Law: What You Need to Know

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"According to Hoffman, one potential legal landmine is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). One of its key provisions states that,"it is illegal to intentionally access a computer without authorization or in excess of authorization and thereby obtaining information from any protecting computer." "It's not always clear which actions are illegal," Hoffman said. "Vagueness leads to selective enforcement.""

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