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Legal Issues To protect both public and private interests, a comprehensive regulatory environment has been developed to include data protection, computer misuse, controls on cryptography and software copyright. Some of the legal issues these regulations are designed to cover include: • Theft. • Protection of privacy. • Freedom of information. • Fair credit reporting/data protection. • Public decency. • Telecommunications. • Computer crime. Most developed countries now have a law against computer misuse whereby viruses, unauthorized access and unauthorized alteration are treated as a criminal offence. Generally, unauthorized also covers employees deliberately exceeding their authority. However, the prosecution has to prove the accused knew they were unauthorized
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:03:35 +0000

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