Why “cfaa” is being discussed
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Copyright infringement for sure, but definitely the CFAA with the hacking. That could be life in prison, but the CFAA is mostly a law written to stick the little guys in jail. O…
by preg_match · Sep 30, 2026
> Liability only kicks in after damage has been done. a) Both OpenAI and Anthropic have done far more damage with their jaw-droppingly-sloppy testing of computer-attacking tools…
by simoncion · Sep 29, 2026
Obviously, the labs (or any other operator of a model) should be accountable for malicious or destructive actions taken by agents. And they are. I don't think there's any contro…
by tptacek · Sep 28, 2026
Clearly we need to update the CFAA to include criminal prosecution for negligence.
by daveguy · Sep 28, 2026
Does CFAA require material harm? I don't think so.
by estearum · Sep 28, 2026
> Again how many times before intent is clear? i have been an expert witness on several cfaa cases. the number of times a company is negligent is not a factor when it comes to d…
by john_strinlai · Sep 28, 2026
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