Data Theft in UK Law
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Legislation
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Sentencing Act 2020
... ... is treated by section 137 as resulting from an offence under the Theft Act 1968 or Fraud Act 2006, or(c) uninsured harm ... (3) In subsection ... 3(3) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2) ... 395: Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice ... (1) The Secretary of ... ...
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Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
... ... of Investigatory Powers Act 2000) to provide communications data (within the meaning of that Chapter) .(4) An information notice must—(a) ... ) “Low-value shoplifting” means an offence under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 in circumstances where—(a) the value of the stolen goods does ... ...
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Fraud Act 2006
... ... of or in connection with fraud,“article” includes any program or data held in electronic form ... (2) The provisions are—(a) section 1(7) ... (1) Omit the following provisions—(a) in the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60) —(i) section 15 (obtaining property by deception) ;(ii) ... ...
- The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015
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Books & Journal Articles
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The benefits of a cyber-resilience posture on negative public reaction following data theft
Research shows that customers are insufficiently motivated to protect themselves from crimes that may derive from data theft within an organisation. Instead, the burden of security is placed upon t...
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The benefits of a cyber-resilience posture on negative public reaction following data theft
Research shows that customers are insufficiently motivated to protect themselves from crimes that may derive from data theft within an organisation. Instead, the burden of security is placed upon t...
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Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files
This article engages in the discussion about gender disparities in prosecutorial decision-making. Appling propensity score matching after multiple imputation on data drawn from case files, the arti...
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Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files
This article engages in the discussion about gender disparities in prosecutorial decision-making. Appling propensity score matching after multiple imputation on data drawn from case files, the arti...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Over 73,000 GBP Recouped from Former T-Mobile Employees Following Data Theft
Two former employees of T-Mobile have been ordered by a UK court to pay a total of 73,700 GBP (approx. 120,000 USD) for theft of personal data.
- Data Theft - An Inside Job
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UK Parliament Calls for Prison Sentences for Data Theft
In an October 18, 2011 report, the Justice Committee called for UK courts to be given greater powers to imprison and fine individuals who breach the Data Protection Act, and asked that the governme...
- Pre-Action Disclosure: Another Weapon Against Data Theft
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