The Computer Misuse Act 1990

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The Computer Misuse Act 1990 The Computer Misuse act is in place to prevent users using computers in an abusive way to the owner, whether this is a single owner or business/organisation. It covers activities such as hacking & viruses E.g. Trojans & Worms. The act applies to all users of computers in a business/organisation or single user. There are no obligations by an organisation to comply with the act. However, there must be sufficient evidence that such an offence has been committed. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 =========================================== This act governs the rules under which it is legal to spy on someone * Tape their phone * Open their mail * Bug their home, office or vehicle * Intercept email * Monitor web usage. The act is in place to protect the rights of humans by public authorities, so they cannot be unlawfully harassed or disturbed. However, if a warrant is issued then authorities have the right to do the needful. In the event of a warrant being issued all communication service providers (CSP’s) may also be obliged to provide the necessary assistance in giving effect to an interception warrant. The CSP’s may also be obliged to maintain permanent access for the authorities. Data Protection Act 1998 ======================== The Data Protection Act 1998 came into force 1st March 2000. The act is concerned with processing personnel information (bank details, National Insurance Numbers, Tax Information etc) and it applies to personnel information held electronically or via paper media. The act requires people who are in a... ... middle of paper ... ...amples were given. www.hm-treasury.gov.uk Although I did not use this site as much as I used the other two sites, this site helped me a fair amount with two legislations in particular. These were: Money Laundering Regulations 2003 & Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The HM-treasury website is a financial Information site, the above two legislations are financially linked, which is why the site gave in depth information about the legislations. http://europa.eu.int/eur The final website that would be of use would be one to do with EU(European Union) rules and regulations. The United Kingdom is a member state of the EU, therefore must go by what rules and regulations are set by the EU. Although I did not use this site a deal, it always came up when acts or regulations were inputted into the search engine.

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