Understanding Technology Crime Investigation

for Managers

Understanding Technology Crime Investigation

for Managers

Session 8Laws Relating to Computer Crime

Session 8Laws Relating to Computer Crime

Key Laws

• Telecommunications Ordinance CAP 106– Section 27A - Unauthorised Access to a Compu

ter by Telecommunications

• Crimes Ordinance CAP 200– Section 161 - Access to a computer with crimin

al or dishonest intent– Section 60 (1) - Destroying or damaging proper

ty– Section 59 (1) (A) - Misuse of a computer

Key Laws

• Theft Ordinance Cap. 210– Section 11 - Burglary– Section 19 - False accounting

• Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance CAP 390– Section 21 - Prohibition on publishing obscene

articles

• Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance CAP 579

Legal Issues

• Defining computers in law

• Jurisdiction

• Encryption – requirement to disclose passwords

• Protection of computer data

• Digital imagery…?

What is real?

What is not?

Summary