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Comment by nkrisc

2 months ago

How is this not criminal? Surely individuals have been punished under CFAA for less than this?

Because huggingface is not charging them?

CFAA doesn't just mean the feds kick down your door, you actually have to get reported and sued over it.

Does the CFAA cover unintentional access without authorization?

  • No. "Intentionally", "willfully", or "knowingly" are prerequisite states of mind for crimes defined by the CFAA.

    • The agent did it intentionally and willfully and knowingly. But you can’t sue the agent, I suppose. And the human didn’t ask the agent to do so.. so not a problem? Or the legislation needs an update?

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