Question

What was David Nosal charged for by the prosecutors?

Group of answer choices
a.For conspiracy to cause damage to his former company
b.For unauthorized access to his former company’s data
c.For downloading the code he'd written for his former company
d.For inducing workers in his former company into accessing data they were e.authorized to access but forbidden to divulge under the terms of their work contract

Answer 1

David Nosal was charged for unauthorized access to his former company's data, which involved conspiring to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by inducing former colleagues to provide confidential information.

Step-by-step explanation:

David Nosal was charged b. For unauthorized access to his former company’s data. Prosecutors argued that Nosal had conspired with others to gain unauthorized access to his former employer's computer network after his departure from the company. This was a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which prohibits accessing a computer without authorization or in excess of authorized access. Specifically, he was accused of inducing former colleagues who still had legitimate access to the company systems to provide him with confidential information which he then used at his new competing business.