IT law

concerns the law of information technology, including computing and the Internet
(Redirected from Computer law)

Many countries have created legislation or have passed laws about the use of computers and data.

Scope change

These laws are usually concerned

Legislation and laws in various countries change

Australia change

  • Privacy Act 1988 - concerns data about people
  • Copyright Act 1968
  • Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000

Canada change

  • Criminal Code of Canada

Germany change

  • Bundesdatenschutzgesetz BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) - concerns data about people
  • 202(c) - anti hacking legislation

United States change

  • FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) - describes how government organisations should handle data about people
  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) - describes how financial organisations should handle data about people
  • HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - describes how medical insurance organisations should handle data about people
  • Data Security Act 2007
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998
  • USA PATRIOT Act 2002
  • Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

United Kingdom change