Eleventh Circuit Interprets Terms of Art in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Stored Communications Act | Practical Law
In Brown Jordan Int'l, Inc. v. Carmicle, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in a matter of first impression that an employer's "loss" under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), is not required to stem from an interruption of service and that an employee's compliance with the Stored Communications Act (SCA) requires proper authorization.