Norma Rae, Union Activity and Computer Hacking – Skywest Sues Pilots for Using its Directory of Employees to Unionize

This opinion-style piece examines a SkyWest complaint alleging pilots exceeded authorized access under the CFAA by using company credentials to obtain coworker contact information for union organizing. It argues the claim revives a rejected theory from Van Buren and Nosal that would transform the CFAA into a tool to police disfavored uses of otherwise authorized access, with broad implications for labor rights, journalists, whistleblowers, and researchers.