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		nradov 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A story about bypassing air Canada's in-flight net... Intent matters. In US legal jurisdictions that could potentially be prosecuted as a CFAA violation, although I'm not aware of any cases like that yet. https://www.justice.gov/jm/jm-9-48000-computer-fraud

DaSHacka 72 days ago [–]

The U.S. has one of the most overbearing laws in that regard, though. The OP happened on a flight leaving Canada.

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