US Supreme Court restricts scope of computer fraud law

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Overturns former conviction for the misuse of a government database.

US Supreme Court restricts scope of computer fraud law
The US Supreme Court on Thursday limited the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law, overturning a former Georgia police officer's conviction for misusing a government database to investigate whether a purported local stripper was an undercover cop. The ...

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