Adams acknowledged that a lack of manpower means his agency must
pick and choose what to investigate.
"They (the EFF) would lead you to believe that we are out there
cracking everyone's computer system and looking into every
bulletin board," he said. "We simply do not have the manpower to
do that. We pinpoint the large dollar losses and those are the
ones we investigate."
At least one member of Congress has expressed some concern over
the government's crackdown on computer crime. Sen. Patrick
Leahy, D-Vt., wants to change the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of
1986 to prevent the government from going too far. Neidorf was
indicted under the law.
"As far as I can tell all he did was republish a document in
Phrack (his newsletter)," Leahy said during a hearing on the
issue. "That's not a heck of a lot different than someone
walking down the street who picks up a document and writes a
letter to the editor."
The Neidorf case has disturbed Leahy, who said he is face with
the nettlesome problem of balancing the need for computer
security with individual rights
