03/22/2013
Do you read the Terms and Conditions for every website you sign up for? Yeah, neither do we. But guess what? Under this crazy Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, you can be charged with a felony for violating the Terms and Conditions of any website. It's happening right now to two innocent people in CA, and it happened to Aaron Swartz. Who knows if petitions ever work, but if they do, this would be a good one to sign.
The tragic death of Aaron Swartz, a 26-year-old coder and social activist, has shone a light on the sad truth about America's misguided computer crime law. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has vague language that broadly criminalizes accessing a computer without