The U. S. Supreme Court recently determined that the CFAA only protects employers or businesses from internal and external hacking, but it does not apply to employees who are provided access to a computer and who view or use confidential information prohibited by company policy.
Read MoreLast month, a federal district court in Pennsylvania held that an employee cannot be held liable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for misusing information because she was authorized to access it in the first place. A description of the CFAA, the Teva Pharmaceuticals case, and practical takeaways follows.
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