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Italy — New computer crime law
March 1994
However, a Halifax spokesperson said: "The verdict vindicated the society's stance that its ATM system is secure."
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sector, according to their different needs. The schedule is as follows:
Public sector • Manchester - - March 8, 1994.
Data Protection Registrar targets unregistered businesses The UK Data Protection Registrar's Office is to start a telephone campaign aimed at businesses in various parts of the UK to check whether or not they are, or need to be registered under the 1984 Data Protection Act.
• Edinburgh - - March 10, 1994. • London - - March 16, 1994. • Thursday - - March 17,1994.
Private sector Companies which are found to not have been registered will be sent a registration pack and given a short period before further action is taken.
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne - - March 3, 1994.
The purpose of the campaign is to increase awareness of the provisions of the Act and increase registrations. Areas to be tested include: Newcastle-upon-Tyne; North Wales; Birmingham; Hampshire and Dorset; and the Highland and Grampian regions of Scotland.
• London - - March 9, 1994.
The value of the campaign was highlighted by a National Audit Office report in August 1993 (see Computer Audit Update, September 1993) which estimated that over 100 000 organizations were unregistered. Failure to register is a criminal charge with a maximum penalty of £5000. Registration currently costs £75 for a three year period. The Office of the Data Protection Registrar is to hold a number of free seminars throughout March for organizations which hold information about individuals on computer. The aim of the seminars, 'Understanding Data Protection', is to provide businesses with a greater insight into the requirements of the 1984 Data Protection Act. The seminars have been divided into separate programmes for the public and private
@1994 Elsevier Science Ltd
• London - - March 8, 1994.
• Cheltenham - - March 10, 1994.
For further information contact: The Marketing Department, The Data Protection Registrar, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire SK9 5AF, UK, tel: +44 (0) 625 535711, fax: +44 (0) 625 524510.
Italy m New computer crime law Italy is no longer a computer crime paradise. A new law, in force since 14 January 1994, lays down strict regulations to combat these crimes. The crimes range from damage to public information systems, to abusive entrance into protected systems, to the possession and spread of illegally obtained passwords, even to minor crimes, albeit of important social interest, such as the spread of viruses. Criminals can expect sentences of up to eight years' imprisonment and very heavy fines. The judicial authorities have also p r o v i d e d for the p o s s i b i l i t y of intercepting/wire-tapping data on the networks.
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However, a Halifax spokesperson said: "The verdict vindicated the society's stance that its ATM system is secure."
Computer Audit Update
sector, according to their different needs. The schedule is as follows:
Public sector • Manchester - - March 8, 1994.
Data Protection Registrar targets unregistered businesses The UK Data Protection Registrar's Office is to start a telephone campaign aimed at businesses in various parts of the UK to check whether or not they are, or need to be registered under the 1984 Data Protection Act.
• Edinburgh - - March 10, 1994. • London - - March 16, 1994. • Thursday - - March 17,1994.
Private sector Companies which are found to not have been registered will be sent a registration pack and given a short period before further action is taken.
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne - - March 3, 1994.
The purpose of the campaign is to increase awareness of the provisions of the Act and increase registrations. Areas to be tested include: Newcastle-upon-Tyne; North Wales; Birmingham; Hampshire and Dorset; and the Highland and Grampian regions of Scotland.
• London - - March 9, 1994.
The value of the campaign was highlighted by a National Audit Office report in August 1993 (see Computer Audit Update, September 1993) which estimated that over 100 000 organizations were unregistered. Failure to register is a criminal charge with a maximum penalty of £5000. Registration currently costs £75 for a three year period. The Office of the Data Protection Registrar is to hold a number of free seminars throughout March for organizations which hold information about individuals on computer. The aim of the seminars, 'Understanding Data Protection', is to provide businesses with a greater insight into the requirements of the 1984 Data Protection Act. The seminars have been divided into separate programmes for the public and private
@1994 Elsevier Science Ltd
• London - - March 8, 1994.
• Cheltenham - - March 10, 1994.
For further information contact: The Marketing Department, The Data Protection Registrar, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire SK9 5AF, UK, tel: +44 (0) 625 535711, fax: +44 (0) 625 524510.
Italy m New computer crime law Italy is no longer a computer crime paradise. A new law, in force since 14 January 1994, lays down strict regulations to combat these crimes. The crimes range from damage to public information systems, to abusive entrance into protected systems, to the possession and spread of illegally obtained passwords, even to minor crimes, albeit of important social interest, such as the spread of viruses. Criminals can expect sentences of up to eight years' imprisonment and very heavy fines. The judicial authorities have also p r o v i d e d for the p o s s i b i l i t y of intercepting/wire-tapping data on the networks.
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