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What is U.S. Patriot Act

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Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, also known as the U.S. Patriot Act, was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush in October of 2001. It was designed after the September 11, 2001 attacks to allow law enforcement quicker access to information and to share information in the hopes of stopping future attacks. It expanded and clarified rules regarding the seizure of digital evidence and the authority to intercept electronic, oral, and wire communications when it relates to computer fraud and abuse offenses, and expanded on the use of search warrants for electronic data.
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Combating Computer Fraud
Steve Brown (Capella University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch019
Abstract
Money is to be made with computer fraud. While this statement seems to be shocking, it is nonetheless a very real indication of the seriousness of the nature. As we are becoming more dependent on technology for our information and convenience, and the lack of process being made in stopping computer fraud, we are increasing the risk we place on ourselves. Computer fraud is often perpetuated by computer professionals who have an understanding of information technology. They have an advantage over the normal computer user, and due to the anonymous nature of the Internet, it is often difficult to catch and try suspects (Lynch, 2003).
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