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Date: Wed Dec 31 1969 - 16:00:00 PST

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       The scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's Sect. 1030(a)(5)(A) is
       especially broad, dangerously so even before the ATA would attempt to
       redefine violations of this section as "terrorism". It criminalizes
       the following:
    
         (5)(A) [one who] knowingly causes the transmission of a program,
         information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct,
         intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected
         computer [is in violation of the statute];
    
    One thing they do not note is the definition of "protected computer" is
    ANY computer that connect to an interstate network, including via
    modem.  So if that PC is/"can be" connected to the Internet or AOL, or a
    Banking network, it is a "protected computer."  (By can be, means it has
    a modem and has the software to connect.  A brand new system mught be a
    grey area, but it is doubtful to be an issue.)
    
    So be careful when people say it effects "government computers."  All
    the federal laws I have spotted, reference "protected computers."
    
    
    
     For bill texts and analyses, see the EFF Surveillance Archive:
         http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/
    
    The source:
    
     About EFF:
    
       The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
       organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
       in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
       government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
       information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
       maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world:
         http://www.eff.org
    
    
    -- 
    Zot O'Connor
    
    http://www.ZotConsulting.com
    http://www.WhiteKnightHackers.com
    



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