Now a Federal crime to share a password

[dmcowen674]

7-12-2016

Federal Court Rules That Password Sharing Is Illegal Under Insane Ancient Law

Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of David Nosal, a man who used a colleague’s log-in credentials to access the databases of research firm Korn Ferry.

Nosal’s conviction falls under the archaic Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes “unauthorized” access of computers a federal crime.

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Share your Netflix password and spend 20 in the Federal Pen.

[SteelCrysis]

Sorry, that headline is misleading. It's not illegal to share your password, it's illegal to use a password that was shared with you to gain illegal access to a computer and/or network.