Spies in Suits: New Crimes of the Information Age from the United States and Canadian Perspectives

The rapid growth of computing and communications technologies (collectively known as 'information technologies') and the increasing global nature of commerce and business have caused an increase in technologically sophisticated criminal activity as well as international economic espionage....

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Published in:Information & communications technology law 2001-06, Vol.10 (2), p.139-166
Main Authors: Macodrum, Donald, Nasheri, Hedieh, O'Hearn, Timothy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Canada
Communications technology
Court decisions
Crime
Criminal law
Cybercrime
Espionage
Information technology
USA
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Summary:The rapid growth of computing and communications technologies (collectively known as 'information technologies') and the increasing global nature of commerce and business have caused an increase in technologically sophisticated criminal activity as well as international economic espionage. This article analyzes the existing laws and law enforcement policies and practices in the USA and Canada relating to such crimes. An analysis of the USA and Canada penal code and the criminal legislation relating to such crimes provides the starting point of the article. The article concludes with a comparison between the laws of the USA and Canada in this area.
ISSN:1360-0834
1469-8404
DOI:10.1080/13600830120074663