(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 […]
(Aug. 8, 2019) On June 17, 2019, the Tel Aviv District Court issued a decision requiring internet access providers to prevent their users from accessing internet sites involved in publication of pedophilic photos and videos that had been accessible to all internet users in Israel. An order issued in accordance with the decision requires blockage […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, Crimes against children, Cybercrime
(July 22, 2019) On December 27, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed an Amendment Law that gives a statutory basis to the unification of the Cyber National Bureau and the National Cyber Security Authority into the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), which operates directly under the Prime Minister. (Law for the Regulation of Security in […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Science and technology
(June 6, 2019) On April 23, 2019, the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) adopted an amendment to the PRC Anti-unfair Competition Law, revising provisions of the Law concerning trade secrets. The amended Law took effect on the same day. (NPC Standing Committee Decision of Amending […]
Topic: Competition, antitrust, and monopolies, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Trade secrets
