The ninth circuit court of appeals has determined that if an employee is given authorized access to confidential computer files by the employee’s employer, and the employee later shares that confidential data with a former employee in a way that violates the employer’s computer use policies, the employeea. has exceeded his authorization for purposes of prosecution under the cfaa. b. can be federally criminally prosecuted under the cfaa. c. cannot be federally criminally prosecuted under the cfaa. d. has exceeded his authorization for purposes of prosecution under the cfaa, and can be prosecuted under that statute.