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High Court Clarifies When Employee’s Data Misuse Violates Federal Fraud Act

June 7, 2021

Via: SHRM
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Do employees who are authorized to access information on a work computer violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) if they use such information for unauthorized purposes?

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a person violates the CFAA when he or she accesses a computer with authorization but obtains information—such as files, folders or databases—located in areas of the computer that are off-limits to him or her.

However, the court said, the act does not cover people who misuse information that is otherwise available to them.

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