The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Georgia police officer did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. Nathan Van Buren accessed a police database to retrieve information about a license plate in exchange for $6,000 in cash. The court pointed to a number of structural issues with the law which go against the federal case for contending that he violated the CFAA. The ruling is a victory for the ethical hacking community by limiting the law s scope. The Electronic Frontier Foundation declared the ruling a victory for all internet users, saying that it should prevent misuse of the law.
Source: https://threatpost.com/court-limits-scope-hacking-law/166672/