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Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

2007

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Cyber-Trespass And 'Unauthorized Access' As Legal Mechanisms Of Access Control: Lessons From The Us Experience, Mary W. S. Wong Mar 2007

Cyber-Trespass And 'Unauthorized Access' As Legal Mechanisms Of Access Control: Lessons From The Us Experience, Mary W. S. Wong

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The common law doctrine of trespass to chattels has recently been revived and applied by courts in the United States (US) to cover intrusions (in the form of electronic signals) to computer systems connected to the Internet. These cases represent judicial recognition of the need to protect certain unwanted intrusions in cyberspace, though the principles developed therewith are remarkably expansive. As such, they overlap with the concept of ‘unauthorized access’ under computer misuse legislation in the US and elsewhere. This overlap has yet to be judicially acknowledged. Since the US, the United Kingdom and other common law countries not only …


Phishing With A Poisoned Bait, Warren B. Chik Jan 2007

Phishing With A Poisoned Bait, Warren B. Chik

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This article discusses the problem of dealing with electronic fraud and identity theft under the current Singapore criminal law.