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UK – The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Amended to include Life Sentence

May 3, 2015 by FSD Leave a Comment

As of today 3rd May 2015, The Computer Misuse Act 1990 has been amended to include a life sentence in section 7

 …an act causing or creating a significant risk of

  1. serious damage to human welfare of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b), or

  2. serious damage to national security,

Also earlier in Section 2

Damage is of a “material kind” for the purposes of this section if it is—

  1. damage to human welfare in any place;

  2. damage to

…

Filed Under: Hacking, Law, UK

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