Kuwait’s New Cyber Crimes Law
Illegal access to computers and information systems or networks shall be jailed up to six months and fined KD 500 to KD 2,000 or one of the above penalties.
It also states that illegal access resulting in the cancellation, deletion, destruction, and change or republication of data or information will attract penalty of two years imprisonment and fine of KD 2,000 to KD 5,000 or one of the two punishments.
In case of illegal access related to acquiring confidential personal/government data or information, the violator will be sentenced to three years in prison and fined KD 3,000 to KD 10,000 or both penalties. Anyone who acquires such data or information with the intention of erasing or destroying or publishing or amending it will face up to 10 years in prison and fined KD 5,000 to KD 20,000 or one of the two penalties, and if anyone forges or damages or destroys an electronic system or website, he or she will face jail term not exceeding three years and fine of KD 3,000 to KD 10,000 or one of the two.
Any kind of blackmail to dissuade or persuade victims will attract jail term not exceeding three years and fine of KD 3,000 to KD 10,000 or one of the two penalties.
If anyone creates a website for a terrorist organization or a terrorist to post information on the making of bombs or explosives, he or she will face up to 10 years in jail and fined KD 20,000 to 50,000.
Crimes related to money laundering would be penalized by a maximum of 10 years imprisonment and fine ranging between KD 20,000 and KD 50,000 or one of the penalties.
Creating websites for or promoting human trafficking will receive a maximum of seven years imprisonment and fine between KD 10,000 and KD 30,000.
Source : Arabtimes
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ano po ang ikaso sa pagbabanta at pagsasabi ng masasama?
sa paghahamon ng sabunutan, ito po ba ay may laban sa kaso na pagbabanta?
“sino kaya sa atin ang utak bulinaw,ang linaw ng sinabi ko tapos bigla mong baliktarin.” asal baboy,nakakasukang ugali,baliw,sinungaling,at kung ano ano pa” this words is bullying? just want know. thank you.
Magandang araw, itanong ko lang po kung may Laban Ba Ang Kaso na cyber bullying Ang Pag screenshoot ng isang post Ng kaibigan ko sa facebook at sinasabi salitang marumi, at itoy pino post ko sa aking facebook account, ngunit walang sinasabing anumang salita pananakot laban sa kanya? ipinakita ko lamang at patunayan na siya nag-post ng mga salita laban sa akin, tulad ng Pinupuna akin? Gusto ko lang na gawin itong sigurado kung ginawa ko ba ang paglabag laban sa batas ng cyber bullying? Ngunit friends ko rin naman sya sa facebook ko. Pero itoy itinannggi niya na ang post daw na masasamang salita ay di daw para sa akin, na sa aming conversation ay parang napatunayan ko na para sa akin nga base doon sa mga comment.Sya ang nag post una ng masama at akoy nag react lang sa post niya, na wala naming bahid na kasinungalingan at pang pupuna against sa kanya. Thank you po.
Good day, ask ko lang po kung may laban ba ang kaso na cyber bullying ang pag screenshoot sa post ng friends ko sa facebook niya saying words dirty,at pino post ko sa facebook ko, but without saying any word bullying against her? just show and prove that she posted words against me, like criticizing me? I just want to make it sure if I made violations against law of cyber bullying? But were friends on facebook.Thank you.