The phrase "accessing a computer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of connecting to or using a computer system or network.
Example: "After accessing a computer, I was able to retrieve the necessary files for the project."
Alternatives: "logging into a computer" or "connecting to a computer".
The vagueness of the CFAA, Ohm said, stems from varying interpretations of its two key parts: prohibitions on accessing a computer "without authorization" and "exceeding" authorized access.
The subpoena also reveals that the grand jury is considering approving a prosecution on grounds of "knowingly accessing a computer without authorisation or exceeding authorized access" and "knowingly stealing or converting any record or thing of value of the United States or any department or agency thereof".
Jeffrey Rosen, an associate professor at the George Washington University Law School, said that if the allegations proved accurate, "there is a decent case that Princeton was guilty of a federal misdemeanor under the federal computer fraud and abuse act that prohibits anyone from intentionally accessing a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access".
She has been arrested on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data.
In 1986, Congress enacted the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which prohibits anyone from "knowingly" accessing a computer "without authorization".
Essentially, it was virtual murder, though she was jailed for "illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data".
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision in early July in the case of United States vs. David Nosal affirming that he knowingly stole trade secrets by accessing a protected computer "without authorization" in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and in violation of the Economic Espionage Act.
Swartz is also accused of accessing a "protected computer" (more on that in a moment) without authorization, and damaging it — his downloads overwhelmed JSTOR's server, shutting down access at M.I.T. for a time.
Rosol pleaded guilty to one misdemeanour count of accessing a protect computer, and although both parties agree that the direct loss to Koch Industries (the second largest privately owned company in the US) was less than $5,000, because the corporation had hired a consulting group to protect its web territory for fees of $183,000 – this was the sum that Rosol must now pay.
He has been charged in the US with accessing a government computer without permission.
Last week, a 22-year-old Oregon man named Nicolas Jacobsen Nicolas Jacobsen pleaded guilty to a single felony count of illegally accessing a protected computer and causing damage.
