Reform of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Workspace: Public policy

• Research "Aaron's law" proposal (named for Aaron Swartz) from Rep. Lofgren's office: proposed revision to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to reduce penalties and maybe more. [1]. A contact person at Lofgren's office is senior legislative counsel: harley.geiger at mail.house.gov ; 225-3072.

• Justice department is "open" to reform: The Justice Department used this law to pursue Aaron Swartz. Now it’s open to reforming it., by Brian Fung, Washington Post, Feb 7 2014.