What is IT law?
Many countries have created [[wikt:legislation|legislation]] or have passed [[law]]s about the use of [[computer]]s and [[data (computing)|data]]. ==Scope== These laws are usually concerned * [[wikt:protecting|Protecting]] data about people; * [[wikt:hacking|Hacking]] computer systems; * Protecting [[wikt:copyright|copyright]] and [[wikt:patent|patents]]. * [[wikt:censorship|Censorship]] of the internet * Health and safety ==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 [[wikt:government|government]] organisations should handle data about people * [[GLBA]] (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) - describes how [[wikt:financial|financial]] organisations should handle data about people * [[HIPPA]] (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - describes how [[wikt:medical|medical]] [[wikt:insurance|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=== * The [[Data Protection Act]] 1998 - will prevent people's information getting spread around the world, preventing the likeliness of crimes toward said person. * The [[Computer Misuse Act]] 1990 - covers hacking with amendments that were added later. * The [[:en:Copyright,_Designs_and_Patents_Act_1988|Copyright, Designs and Patents Act]] 1988 - covers [[wikt:copyright|copyright]]. * The [[:en:Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000|Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act]] 2000 - covers central and local government looking at workers' email [[wikt:security|security]] et