The California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act is in ยง502 of the
California Penal Code
The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences, among other things, in the United States, American state of California. It was origin ...
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According to the State Administrative Manual of California, the Act
affords protection to individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies from tampering, interference, damage, and unauthorized access to lawfully created computer data and computer systems. It allows for civil action against any person convicted of violating the criminal provisions for compensatory damages.
Penalties Under the CCCDAFA
According to the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, violations of the law are subject to criminal penalties. For violating some of the more major premises of the Act, the punishment can be up to a $10,000 fine and a 3-year prison term.
Notable cases
* 'People v. Hawkins' (2002)
** Hawkins had source code from his previous employer on his home machine.
* 'Facebook v. ConnectU', LLC, (2007)
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ConnectU gathered
Facebook
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data using bots
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Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc.
** Power Ventures scraped data from Facebook
* Facebook, Inc. v. John Does 1-10 (2007)
** Various people, including some associated with Istra Holdings, scraped Facebook for data.
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SCEA v. George Hotz et al. (2011)
**
Jailbreaking of the
PlayStation 3
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by
George Hotz & associates of fail0verflow
See also
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Illegal number
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John Doe
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Mens rea
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Terms of service
External links
Text of code at Findlaw
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:California Comprehensive Computer Data Access And Fraud Act
Comprehensive Computer Data Access And Fraud Act
Fraud legislation
Fraud in the United States