Compare and contrast laws that are enforceable in the United Kingdom (U.K.) with the ones that have been described in the United States. Ones of importance and described in the text are the following:
Computer Misuse Act, 1990: Defines three “computer misuse offenses”: unauthorized access to computer material, unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offenses, and unauthorized acts with intent to impair, or with recklessness as to impairing, operation of computers, etc.
• Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations, 2003: Revoked the Data Protection and Privacy Regulations of 1999 and focuses on protection against unwanted or harassing phone, e-mail, and SMS messages.
• Police and Justice Act, 2006: Updated the Computer Misuse Act, modified the penalties, and created new crimes defined as “unauthorized acts with intent to impair operation of computers, etc.,”and the manufacture or provision of materials used in computer misuse offenses.
• Personal Internet Safety, 2007:A report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee provided a public service and criticized the U.K. government’s lack of action in protecting personal Internet safety.