Dorsey partner Nick Akerman reviews the latest legal developments on the application of "unauthorized access" under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), in his regular National Law Journal column. The act outlaws a variety of crimes directed at computers, including theft and destruction of data.
Akerman urges employers to implement company rules relating to the use of its computers that explicitly spell out not only the scope of authorizations for its own officers or employees, but also to the terms of use by which customers and members of the public are provided access to its Web sites.