TIL: The US' current cybersecurity legislation, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, is an evolution of anti hacking laws that President Reagan introduced because he happened to watch that fantastic movie, WarGames.

From New America:

Reagan brought it up a few days later at a White House meeting that included the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and asked, “Could something like this really happen? Could someone break into our most sensitive computers?”

The answer came back a week later: “Mr. President, the problem is much worse than you think.”

I’m sure watching that film too many times as a kid proved quite foundational to my present day existence.