Computer (mis)use and the law: what's wrong with the CMA?

Thesis

A series of justifications accompany the introduction of any new criminal law. The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (‘CMA’) section 1 offence was justified on the basis that acts that might otherwise be characterised as digital trespass represented a new form of criminally wrongful conduct: such acts compromised the integrity of a computer, program, or system. ‘Hackers’ and ‘hacking’, those that seek ‘unauthorised access’ to computers or data and the tools and techniques that ena...

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Authors: Wilson, K

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-y59eax59e
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Data Offences; Cybercrime; Computer Misuse
• Subjects: Technology and Law; Criminalisation; Cyber Security; Criminal Law