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You are not paranoid. People were sued and jailed under CFAA interpretation that violation of ToS is a federal crime.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/federal-judge-rules-it-not-crime-violate-websites-terms-service
I was under impression that this is still the case after listening to a few of DarkNet Diaries recent episodes.
You are not paranoid. People were sued and jailed under CFAA interpretation that violation of ToS is a federal crime.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/federal-judge-rules-it-not-crime-violate-websites-terms-service
I was under impression that this is still the case after listening to a few of DarkNet Diaries recent episodes.