E-safety and the law

E-safety and the law

1. The computer misuse act

   • It was introduced in 1990
   • There are 4 main crimes it covers
     • The first one is unauthorised access to computer material involves accessing someone else's file or social media account without permission even with a password
       • If you are found guilty of this then you face 6 months in prison and a lage fine
     • The second one is unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime which involves attempting to log on as someone else with the intention of breaking the law
       • If you are found guilty of this you face 5 years in prison and a very large fine
     • The third one is unauthorised modification of computer material. This involves deletion of files, changing files and introducing viruses to a system
       • If found guilty of this then you will spend 5 years in prison and a very large fine
     • The fourth one is making, supplying or using viruses
       • If you are found guilty of this you face up to 5 years in prison and a very large fine