Victoria H. asked
Recently, I discovered that my emails (UK-based) had been illegally accessed. One of the perpetrators told me in a Skype conversation and alluded to a situation he would not otherwise have known about before such access. I believe the other perpetrator to be an ex-policeman. The reason for this illegal access was apparently to infringe privacy and to unearth any "skeletons" (there are none!). Until two years ago, I was self-employed as a Forensic Psychologist, writing many reports on prison visits to see prisoners (normally for parole). These reports were then emailed to my lawyer customers. Fortunately, the reports carried their own password in addition to my generic AOL (server) password. These were highly-confidential documents which were not for public scrutiny. However, it occurs to me that if one can circumvent one password, others will not prove much of a problem. What is my legal standpoint?
June 16th, 2023
Michael P. answered
The Computer Misuse Act of 1990 is the principal UK law protecting persons from unauthorized access ...
June 16th, 2023
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