Originally CFAA had a major limitation because it required proof that the person accessed the computer without authorization4. Thus by focusing on the method of entry into the computer instead of the use of the computer, the statute excluded any crimes committed by an insider, which couldn’t be prosecuted under the CFAA. Another limitation of CFAA was specifically written into it, the statute forbade prosecution for access to a computer where the only thing of value gained by the intruder was the use of the computer itself.5 As such, according to CFAA, merely viewing data stored on the computer was not illegal even if access was gained without authorization.