# Amicus Brief on CFAA

DevFeed: [Amicus Brief on CFAA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/amicus-brief-on-cfaa-36669.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/amicus-brief-on-cfaa/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2020-07-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

Tags: [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [law](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/law.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-research.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

The author says they signed an amicus brief filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the Van Buren case. The brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and clarify that violating terms of service when accessing computers does not itself violate the law.

## Source excerpt

I recently signed onto the amicus brief on the Van Buren/Computer Fraud and Abuse Act filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.