Everyone's a criminal

GW Law professor Orin Kerr's testimony before the Judiciary Committee on why the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is dangerous.    This and other carelessly written laws open almost everyone up to the possibility of Federal prosecution, just for doing what they do every day.    While this may or may not be a problem given current interpretations and enforcement, this is exactly the kind of thing that can do untold damage in the wrong hands.   If everyone is a criminal, then the decision to arrest or not arrest can be made based on other, more politically interesting criteria.

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