Duty LXD-0239
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Unlawful use of computer and other computer crimes (hacking and similar offenses)since 3 lines
18 Pa.C.S. ยงยง 7611-7616 · Read the law's page
- Do not intentionally access or exceed authorization to access a computer, computer network, database, or World Wide Web site without authorization, or in doing so alter, interfere with the operation of, damage, or destroy it; bare unauthorized access is itself an offense here.
- A reasonable belief that the owner authorized, or would have authorized, the conduct is a defense; authorization includes implied consent by trade usage, course of dealing, course of performance, or commercial programming practices.
- This statute does not override or displace an ordinary contract or license governing your access to a Pennsylvania-connected computer, network, or database; terms-of-service enforcement is a separate, civil track.
Dittman v. UPMCsince 2 lines
196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018)
- Applies to an employer that stores its employees' sensitive personal information on an internet-accessible computer system.
- Exercise reasonable care to safeguard that information: the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held, on review of an order sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer, that such an employer has a legal duty to do so.