Information Technology Offence in UK Law
Legislation
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
... ... Commencement Information ... funds, economic resources, goods or technology, that could contribute to destabilising Ukraine ... prohibition in paragraph (2) commits an offence ... ...
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Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
... ... Commencement Information ... Regulations may not provide for an offence under regulations to be punishable with ... includes technology within the meaning of Schedule 1 (see paragraph ... ...
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Space Industry Act 2018
... ... Commencement Information ... of subsection (1) commits an offence ... sensitive or restricted information, technology or items; ... ...
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Coronavirus Act 2020
... ... Editorial information ... and tribunals: use of video and audio technology ... F50 53: Expansion of availability of live ... It is an offence for a person to make— ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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Fraud after Roskill: a view from the Serious Fraud Office
Describes the 1985 Roskill Committee Report on Fraud Trials as a success: of its 112 recommendations only two were not implemented. Explains why Roskill is nevertheless often criticised: there is a...... ... , will seize the opportunitiesimproved technology provides. It is essential, ifhigh-tech fraud is ... ...
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Criminalising privacy in the digital age: The reasonable expectation of not being digitally monitored
In this essay, we try to present a case for having a general privacy offence. Privacy is about much more than voyeurism involving sexual exploitation. The recent offence of upskirting is too narrow...... ... a case for having a general privacy offence. Privacy is about muchmore than voyeurism ... to demonstrate that private acts and information that are revealed in an ephemeral sense ina ... Reverse image search technology already allowspeople to search people from ... ...
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Explaining prosecution outcomes for cryptocurrency-based financial crimes
Purpose: Cryptocurrencies have been used to commit various offences, but enforcement efforts remain underdeveloped relative to the value of these crimes. This paper aims to examine factors associat...... ... the USA to date, exploringthe impact of offence, defendant and evidence characteristics on ... offence encompassing fraudinvolving information and communication technology-based transmissions ... ...
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Notice Board
... ... trials on questions of fact where the offence is punishable by prisonfor 15 years or more; and ... jury directions, educational information forjurors, an amended juror oath, making it ... matters, and better information technology in court); a statutoryoffence for such research; ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Managing The Risks Of Social Media
... ... that allows businesses to share information, both internally with employees and externally ... through the use of information technology obtained in the course of a person's job, without ... what could be considered an "offline" offence and turns it into an "online" offence by ... ...
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The Fraud Act 2006
... ... over recent years in the light of new technology. The Fraud Act, which came into force on 15 ... time in UK law, the Act creates a general offence of 'fraud', distinct from the previous offence of ... Failing to disclose information, and ... Abuse of position ... To be found ... ...
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UK: Enforced Subject Access Requests Now Unlawful
Employers in the UK who now carry out criminal record checks on job applicants, or existing employees, by forcing that person to make a request for information to the law enforcement authorities or...... ... person to make a request for information to the law enforcement authorities or the court ... employer will be committing a criminal offence ... The right of an individual to access ... , investment banks, Fortune 100, technology and life science companies. We’ve been ... ...
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High Court Responds To First Legal Challenge Of The Use Of Live Facial Recognition Technology
... ... way, against a background in which Elizabeth Denhan, the Information Commissioner, expressed her deep concern about the rollout of live facial ... individuals wanted on suspicion of having committed an offence; those who are known protestors who had committed previous criminal ... ...
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