In 1984, Congress enacted the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The CFAA was intended to target prolific computer hackers and computer-related offenses that involved a compelling federal interest, such as the computer data of financial institutions, the federal government or systems used for interstate or foreign commerce.
Over the years, the CFAA has proven to be a useful tool in combating major computer hacking crimes. Unfortunately, because of interpretations by the federal government, the CFAA has evolved into its present day form a highly complicated and overbroad tool misused by the government.
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