When does a journalist become a hacker?

Federal law enforcement arrested journalist Tim Burke, charging him with 14 counts, 12 of which are under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the federal anti-hacking statute. Burke and his lawyers maintain that he found the video clips using demo login credentials posted publicly on the internet. The incident has sparked a debate about the boundaries between journalism and hacking.

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