“Law Enforcement wants to put you in jail for a very long time”
The CFAA[1][2] is an arcane and ancient piece of legislation that could use an overhaul, especially with some of the vague language it contains. A person would definitely want to make sure they are authorized prior to touching a computer or even data that may not have authorization for.
Unauthorized use of a computer is the easiest felony to commit accidentally it would seem. Although in this case I don’t think that’s a legitimate argument to be made. This person or persons knew they were committing crimes.
I’m not defending the hacker either, the quote at the end of the article rings true.
> The CFAA[1][2] is an arcane and ancient piece of legislation that could use an overhaul, especially with some of the vague language it contains.
I imagine that this is the reason why the charge is "unlawful transfer of confidential phone records", which is something much more specific.
From PACER, it's also stated that he filled out the CJA23 financial affidavit to demonstrate his inability to afford a lawyer (it's quite something to get caught like this and not even manage to earn enough to pay for a lawyer).
Additionally, "the defendant waives the rights provided by Rule 5 and/or Rule 32.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure" means that he is choosing to streamline the initial procedures and is waiving supervised release or probation, suggesting that the prosecution's case is strong and that he is opting for an expedited process.
One fun thing is personal recording isn't a protected right in the military and has to be stated if you're recording in an office for personal reasons. (official recording is usually stated as a usage agreement), or literally put on the device as a sticker.
He's also a low level enlisted so its not surprising he was unable to afford a lawyer.
Archaic? Yes, but its typically pretty easy to prove if its not required within their job to use. Unauthorized use is basically the "did anyone say you could or couldn't do this" in written/signed form. Basically accidental breaking of it has to fail the intent and purpose reason most of the time.
This is known as a Sybil [1] attack and it lays the groundwork for stuff like Adam Backs hashcash [2] protocol and it’s basically why things like proof of work [3] have a monetary value today.
Very chicken and egg this entire field- defending against the spammers while simultaneously operating a “free” system. How to do it without making it prohibitively expensive to join the system…
You can can do this or your doctor can write you a prescription. I've never stopped using pseudoephedrine and depending on how congested I am sometimes it's the little red 4 hour pills or sometimes it's the big monster 12 hour version - but your doctor can write a generic prescription for pseudoephedrine and the quantity and amount and you can buy a box that way via cash or insurance too.
If you were a taxpaying American he even sent you an unnecessary letter. I still have mine, my job was required or whatever so I never missed work or needed the stimulus I just invested it.
I have a few device(s) installed on my 2017 Turbo Lexus. Yes they improve performance. Newer drive by wire throttle controls are laggy as crap. 30 year old cars with cable driven throttles perform better than new electronics in some cases.
I've got an aftermarket OEM Toyota (Tom's) device sitting between my boost sensor and cam sensor to advance the timing and boost and I've got a throttle advance controller to get rid of the throttle delay in the drive by wire throttle.
And the car isn't fun to drive without those two things. I would just drive something older without all the throttle delay between pushing the accelerator and the car "going"
Yes we have a salvage model 3 Tesla - I'm saving the planet or something. I also have 5 other cars I like to tinker with on the weekends. This will keep happening most likely due to the RPM Act.
If you're not an OEM certifying the car, the EPA is going to keep going after aftermarket tuners; too much evidence to ignore.
>the EPA is going to keep going after aftermarket tuners; too much evidence to ignore.
Which will probably drive them off shore where the regulators don't matter and then people will be buying tuners from China or buying off the shelf commercial scan tools and loading new firmware onto them that lets them use them as tuners and do whatever.
The only reason this hasn't happened yet is because domestic tuners have generally satiated that demand at the right price.
Many of these tuners deal with all sorts of pesky chimes and idiot-proofing of which at least a couple specific features are a nuisance to any given person, default settings you can't change, etc, etc so the demand that's there is more than just enthusiasts and the people who'd rather turn off the CEL in software than replace a cat.
The CFAA[1][2] is an arcane and ancient piece of legislation that could use an overhaul, especially with some of the vague language it contains. A person would definitely want to make sure they are authorized prior to touching a computer or even data that may not have authorization for.
Unauthorized use of a computer is the easiest felony to commit accidentally it would seem. Although in this case I don’t think that’s a legitimate argument to be made. This person or persons knew they were committing crimes.
I’m not defending the hacker either, the quote at the end of the article rings true.
[1] https://www.justice.gov/jm/jm-9-48000-computer-fraud
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act