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How Protecting Your Privacy Could Make You the Bad Guy

Posted on July 23, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Ashkan Soltani has a great piece on Wired that explains why the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is not just bad for security researchers, but is also problematic for innocent consumers who follow best practices to protect their privacy online. Could you be charged with a criminal violation of CFAA?  Read his OpEd here.

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