Comment Re:American Exceptionalism (Score 1) 335
1) It is not a violation of US law to hack into Chinese computers.
I'm not so sure of that. There have been a a number of amendments over the years to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. One in particular broadens "the definition of "protected computer" in 18 U.S.C.1030(e)(2) to the full extent of Congress's commerce power by including those computers used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication."
That's a pretty wide net, and could be interpreted to include whatever the prosecutor wants it to.