Police Blotter: Ex-employee sued for deleting files

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Prove it.

Prove that you disconnected from the network (therefor no longer a 'networked computer') before you deleted files.

Personally, I think there's a bit of BS here. The law is being stretched in ways that likely weren't intended here. Was the law meant to protect files on a corporate or network-connected server, where a user took advantage of a network connection and whatever privileges granted to them to delete files on a remote system? Or was it meant to prevent users from deleting any files on a privately owned computer that connects to a network.

Does this mean that it's technically a federal offense for anyone who has a computer connected to the internet to delete any files off their machines so long as that machine is connected to the internet (which is a very large network)? You could stretch the interpretation that way, couldn't you.

Slippery slope!! Slippery slope!!

Posted by: Henaway   Posted on: 03/28/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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