Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DEFINING COMPUTER CRIMES, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1908, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING COMPUTER CRIMES, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "Computer Abuse Act of 2000". This bill outlaws the following: (1) Illegal access to computers, computer systems, computer networks, computer servers, and database; (2) Obtaining information on the financial records of a customer of a financial institution without the proper authorization: (3) Obtaining, publishing, and giving out the password to another persons's account; and (4) Unleasing computer viruses. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOCSIN, MA. VICTORIA L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Biazon (016 ) | 2. Echiverri (019 ) |
| 3. Espino (022 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: chge of cttee. ref'l from Revision of Laws and Appropriat ions as per J. 76; p.35 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON 2001-08-08 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Computer Abuse Act of 2000". This bill outlaws the following: (1) Illegal access to computers, computer systems, computer networks, computer servers, and database; (2) Obtaining information on the financial records of a customer of a financial institution without the proper authorization: (3) Obtaining, publishing, and giving out the password to another persons's account; and (4) Unleasing computer viruses.
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