From Motherboard:
At issue is language in the CFAA that makes it illegal to access a computer system “without authorization.†McKeown said that “without authorization†is “an unambiguous, non-technical term that, given its plain and ordinary meaning, means accessing a protected computer without permission.†The question that legal scholars, groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and dissenting judge Stephen Reinhardt ask is an important one: Authorization from who?