IT law

(Redirected from Computer legislation)

Many countries have created legislation or have passed laws about the use of computers and data.

Scope

These laws are usually concerned

Legislation and laws in various countries

Australia

  • Privacy Act 1988 - concerns data about people
  • Copyright Act 1968
  • Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000

Canada

  • Criminal Code of Canada

Germany

  • Bundesdatenschutzgesetz BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) - concerns data about people
  • 202(c) - anti hacking legislation

United States

  • FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) - describes how government organisations should handle data about people
  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) - describes how financial organisations should handle data about people
  • HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - describes how medical insurance organisations should handle data about people
  • Data Security Act 2007
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998
  • USA PATRIOT Act 2002
  • Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

United Kingdom