The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a United States cybersecurity bill that was enacted in 1984 as an amendment to existing computer fraud law ( 18 U. S. C. § 1030 ), which had been included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 The law prohibits accessing a computer without authorization, or in excess of authorization. I know security software is a good idea. However, I find the Windows security software on my PC to be almost as annoying as just getting a virus! It’s always popping up to tell me something, or popping up to urge me to upgrade to a more expensive version.
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Protect Your Personal Information. Don’t hand it out to just anyone. Your Social Security number, credit card numbers, and bank and utility account numbers can be used to steal your money or open new accounts in your name. So every time you are asked for your personal information – whether in a web form, an email, a text, or a phone message – think about why someone needs it and whether you can really trustthe request.
The law prohibits unauthorized obtaining of “information from any protected computer if the conduct involved an interstate or foreign communication, ” 3 and makes it a felony 4 to intentionally transmit malware to a protected computer if more than $5000 in damage (such as to the integrity of data) were to result.