Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Coverage of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the Nexus archive.
- The Forty-Year Cyber Policy Failure Congress Refuses to Address
The article discusses the federal government's failure to address cyber policy gaps, particularly the lack of legislation allowing victims to interrupt ongoing cyberattacks. It highlights a testimony suggesting ransomware operators be designated as terrorists and the reliance on post-harm measures like sanctions and indictments, which have not effectively deterred attacks.
- Perplexity AI asks Ninth Circuit to allow shopping tool on Amazon
Perplexity AI is appealing a preliminary injunction that blocks its AI-powered shopping tool, Comet, from accessing Amazon user accounts. Amazon argues Comet violates federal and state computer fraud laws by collecting private account data without Amazon's authorization, while Perplexity claims it uses a browser to access Amazon with user permission, similar to traditional browsers.