(June 8, 2021) On May 27, 2021, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed a law amending the Penal Code (Código Penal [C.P.]) to enhance the seriousness of crimes involving theft and fraud through computer device violation or over the internet. The new law, Lei No. 14.155, de 27 de Maio de 2021, increases the punishment for […]
Topic: Consumer protection, Crime prevention, Criminal code, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data protection, Fraud and financial crimes, Internet
(May 6, 2021) On April 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected petitions for the court to declare unlawful the implementation of a voluntary procedure by the cyber unit of the State Attorney’s Office to alert online platform operators to suspected harmful content (“notice and take down” procedure). (HCJ 7846/19 Adalla – Legal Center […]
Topic: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Crime and law enforcement, Crime prevention, Cybercrime, Internet, Social media, Supreme court
(Jan. 14, 2021) On November 23, 2020, the Iraqi Council of Representatives (parliament) finished reading and discussing a new anti-cybercrimes bill. The bill identifies a number of acts as cybercrimes and establishes penalties for them. While discussing the provisions of the bill, members of the parliament called for striking a balance between the crimes cited […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, Crime prevention, Crimes against the state, Cybercrime, Electronic surveillance
(Mar. 2, 2020) On February 17, 2020, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced that criminal charges had been filed against an individual who was caught spreading misinformation about coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) on social media. The individual was arrested after he was identified as the author of a Facebook post stating that an alleged coronavirus patient […]
Topic: Cybercrime, Epidemics, Internet, Public health, Social media
(Feb. 24, 2020) On February 4, 2020, the Philippines minister of justice issued a directive instructing the National Bureau of Investigation to look into cases of deliberate dissemination of misinformation about the coronavirus and bring criminal charges against those believed responsible, if pertinent evidence is available. On the same date, a Philippine media organization reported […]
Topic: Cybercrime, Epidemics, Internet, Public health, Social media
(Jan. 31, 2020) On January 1, 2020, Decree Law No. 161 of December 30, 2019 (Decreto-Legge 30 dicembre 2019, n. 161) (D.L. 161), Urgent Amendments on the Topic of Interception of Conversations or Communications, entered into force in Italy. The new measures are aimed at updating criminal procedures for obtaining evidence from telephone and cyber […]
Topic: Cell phones, Criminal procedure, Cybercrime, Discovery and evidence, Social media
(Jan. 28, 2020) On December 26, 2019, the president of Brazil promulgated a new law passed by the Brazilian Congress that criminalizes instigation to self-harm. The new law, Law No. 13,968, amends article 122 of the Penal Code to modify the crime of incitement to suicide and to make it a crime to induce or […]
Topic: Child abuse, Child welfare, Crime prevention, Crime victims, Crimes against children, Criminal code, Cybercrime, Homicide, Internet, Mental health, Social media
(Dec. 4, 2019) The Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom has issued an update detailing actions the government has taken to tackle public intimidation that candidates may face in the upcoming general election to be held on December 12, 2019. The experiences of many candidates during the 2017 general election resulted in the government commissioning […]
Topic: Crime prevention, Crime victims, Cybercrime, Elections and politics, Legislative elections, Political advertising
(Dec. 3, 2019) On November 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Israel sitting as a High Court of Justice unanimously rejected a petition to void the minister of justice’s authorization to extradite the petitioner, Alexei Burkov, to the United States. The Court similarly rejected the petitioner’s alternative request to require the United States to commit […]
Topic: Cybercrime, District courts, Extradition, Fraud and financial crimes, Supreme court
(Oct. 16, 2019) On September 22, 2019, Decree Law No. 105 of September 21, 2019 (Decreto-Legge 21 settembre 2019, n. 105) (D.L. No. 105), containing urgent provisions on national cybersecurity, entered into force in Italy. The purpose of the new legislation is to guarantee the highest level of security for networks, information systems, and information […]
