28. Computer misuse
David Ormerod, Karl Laird, Matthew Gibson · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2024
The impact of computer technology on society has been profound and this chapter examines the offences in the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006 and the Serious Crime Act 2015. The focus is on offences relating to computer misuse, including unauthorized access to computer material, unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate further offences, unauthorized acts with intent to impair or recklessness as to impairment of a computer, impairing a computer such as to cause serious damage, and making, supplying, or obtaining articles for use in such offences.