A Company Tried to Silence Critics Using a Hacking Law. It Didn't Work.

Electronics maker Adafruit paused publishing after Flux.ai's lawyer invoked anti-hacking laws to suppress an article questioning the company's claims. Adafruit had found publicly accessible information on a misconfigured server. Adafruit refused to comply and resumed publishing, exposing a lingering legal gray area: when is accessing exposed company data during an investigation illegal.