The
misuse of computers began in the year 1960. Later with the rapid growth of
telecommunications dissemination of harmful contents, such as pornography and
other communication offences in computer networks arose. The modus operandi
does not follow a continuous path. It constantly adapts to new technologies.
Hence, the computer crimes can be analyzed under the following broad
categories:
- Privacy
infringement: The personal rights of the
citizens are endangered with the collection, transmission, and storage of
the personal data. Therefore, in the data processing area, the protection
of privacy needs to be considered. A balance needs to be maintained
between the privacy interests of data subjects concerned and the economic
freedom of the holders of personal data.
- Economic
offences: The economic crimes are
considered as the central area of computer crime. Hacking, fraudulent
manipulation of the computer data is some of the economic offences related
to computers.
- Computer
hacking: The greatest risk that the
information technology business faces today is the security of information
in terms of integrity, availability, and confidentiality. Stories about
website defacements, credit card frauds, non-availability of web and
application servers, and new virus attacks are common. These defacements
are done by hackers and this process is called as hacking.
- Software
piracy and other forms of product piracy:
This includes illegal access of computer programs. It also includes
copying the software’s of the individuals to gather more information.
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