Information Technology Acts Paper
Joe Thomas
BIS/220
August 21, 2012

Information Technology Acts Paper The computer and fraud and Abuse Act was established in 1986. This act replaces the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Act Of 1968. This act only protected those communications that were heard by a land phone, or by someone talking and being overheard. The computer and Fraud and Abuse Act was intended to extend federal wiretap laws to too new forms of communication (US Government,1968). The law intended to reduce the cracking of computer systems and address the computer related offences. The act governs cases where new technology that is used by the federal or state governments, or certain financial institution are involved where the crime is interstate or where computers are used in interstate or foreign commerce. Since the act was established in 1986 alterations have been made to allow for the expansion of protection to computer terminals and networks in both the private and commercial sectors. The purpose of this is to not allow any foreign software where the intent is to harm the computer. It also does not allow a foreign party to access the computer to gain any information that is not permitted. The Do-Not-Call implementation Act of 2003 was passed to protect consumers from unwanted calls from telemarketers. The Federal Trade Commission may impose fees to enforce the provisions relating to the “do-not-call” registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. They may collect fees, and these amounts will offset the cost related to the implementation and enforced of the Telemarketing Sales Act (US Government,2003). The act was passed because so many people were interrupted when doing something important, and there was no call back number. Many people complained about all the unsolicited phone calls that were being made. Telemarketers made these calls for many years too many individuals. People got very frustrated with all the unwanted calls and something needed to be done about this. There is still some abuse with some telemarketers, but not as widespread as it once was. This has put many of the telemarketers out of business but not all, as the telemarketers are always trying to find loopholes with the act.

References
The Omnisbus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. (1968). Retrieved from http://transition.fcc.gov
USLegal. (2003). Retrieved from http://uslegal.com