Evading computer access restrictions may be a felony under US law

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-12 20:39

Accessing a computer system by deliberately evading restrictions may constitute unauthorized access, a felony under US law. Specifically, Title 18, Section 1030 addresses fraud and related activities concerning computers, including intentionally accessing a system without authorization to obtain information from a protected computer. Scraping content is cited as an example of such an offense. AI

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Evading computer access restrictions may be a felony under US law

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@ davidgerard It occurs to me that once you take deliberate action to evade a mechanism that has been put in place to restrict access - particularly *your* acce

@ davidgerard It occurs to me that once you take deliberate action to evade a mechanism that has been put in place to restrict access - particularly *your* access - to a computer system, you are now in "unauthorized access to a computer system" felony territory. US Title (?) 18, …

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@ davidgerard It occurs to me that once you take deliberate action to evade a mechanism that has been put in place to restrict access - particularly *your* acce

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@ davidgerard It occurs to me that once you take deliberate action to evade a mechanism that has been put in place to restrict access - particularly your acce