The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer prosecute ethical  hackers under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). We are going to  discuss what this means and share our opinion on it. Come, chat,  discuss, and hack on!  Summary of what happened: The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a revision of its policy on  how federal prosecutors should charge violations of the Computer Fraud  and Abuse Act. Under the new policies, software testing, investigation,  security flaw analysis, and network breaches intended to promote the  security and safety of the target devices or services are not to be  prosecuted.  The new policy focuses specifically on deliberate breaches of access  limitations on computers and networks. However, it does not give a pass  to hacking under the pretense of conducting security research. Federal  prosecutors will view all cases under an ethical lens to determine the  actor's intentions.  The Computer Misuse Act in the U.K. has acted as an intimidating force  against the infosec community. The DOJ also made additional  clarifications in the new policies regarding cases of breaking terms of  service, creating multiple pseudonymous accounts and using work  computers for personal purposes.  

Links: 

* https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1507126/download 

* https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-new-policy-charging-cases-under-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act  

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