Cyber crime
– data thef, identity theft, extortion etc.
Copying and distribution of digital object(software, music)
– copyright, patents, trade secrets
– how are these applicable in the context of digital/computer objects?
Privacy
– Who can collect my information, how can I control it, how could it be used etc.?
US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act(CFAA)
– Defines criminal sanctions against various types of abuse
– Unauthorized access to computer containing:
– data protected for national defense
– banking or financial information
– Unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction, disclosure of computer or information on a system operated by or on behalf of US govt.
US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
– Accessing without permission a protected computer(any computer connected to the internet)
– Transmitting code that cause damage to computers(malware)
– Trafficking in computer passwords
