Comment Some of you seem to be reading this wrong (Score 1) 226
Okay, it's saying anyone who is not the owner or authorized user of a protected computer can not do those things. So in other words, unless you own a protected comptuer, you can not create or send out spyware. Some of the replys seem to think that it is only protecting the "protected computers". What it is saying is that people who work for the government, banks, or foreign or interstate commerce and communication, are not held to thise act. So bankers, and the government can create spyware. But there is another loophole.
"a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the U.S. Government," (notice this comma right there)" or a computer used in INTERSTATE or foreign commerce OR COMMUNICATION"
So many "or"'s. A computer used in interstate or foreign commerce OR communications. How many people here do not live in Texas, where I am from? Most of you? Well, that makes MY computer an interstate communcations device... Guess that means I can create spyware...
"a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the U.S. Government," (notice this comma right there)" or a computer used in INTERSTATE or foreign commerce OR COMMUNICATION"
So many "or"'s. A computer used in interstate or foreign commerce OR communications. How many people here do not live in Texas, where I am from? Most of you? Well, that makes MY computer an interstate communcations device... Guess that means I can create spyware...
