Which of the following are alid legal issues associated with
computer crime? Select three
A.
It may be difficult to prove criminal intent.
B.
It may be difficult to obtain a trail of evidence of activities performed on the computer.
C.
It may be difficult to show causation.
D.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) makes it easier to relate a crime to an individual.
Explanation:
EDI makes it more difficult to tie an individual to transactions
since EDI involves computer-to-computer data interchanges and this
makes it more difficult to trace the originator of some transactions.
*Answer “It may be difficult to prove criminal intent” is a valid legal issue since it may be very
difficult to prove
criminal intent by a person perusing computer files and then causing
damage to the files. The damage may have not been intentional.
*Answer “It may be difficult to obtain a trail of evidence of activities performed on the computer”
describes the situation of trying to track activities on a computer
where the information is volatile and may have been
destroyed.
* In answer “It may be difficult to show causation”, common law refers to causation of the criminal
act. Causation is particularly difficult to show in instances where
a virus or other malicious code erases itself after causing damage to
vital information.