Historic 6-3 Supreme Court Decision Narrows Anti-Hacking Law To Avoid Criminalizing ‘Commonplace Computer Activity’

In a 6-to-3 decision, the Supreme Court massively restricted the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, a federal anti-hacking law.

As reported by The Washington Post, “the majority of justices [said] the government’s ‘breathtaking’ interpretation of the statute could make criminals of ‘millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens.’”