Electronic Commerce refers to business activities involving consumers, manufacturers, service providers, and intermediaries using computer networks such as the Internet. The first electronic commerce activity was undertaken in the 1970s.
The goals of Electronic Commerce are to reduce product and service cost and improve customer response time and quality. Adequate legal frameworks for electronic commerce are essential for this market to continue its growth.
But the infrastructure and architecture necessary for electronic commerce create numerous incidental threats. Electronic payment systems are particular components that pose challenges within traditional areas of law enforcement.
Computer crimes are increasingly in the news.
Around 70 percent of computer crimes involve the theft of money or services. Other types of computer crimes are aimed at the destruction of data or systems or the disruption of services, and include stealing passwords, hijacking system accounts.
Furthermore, when these crimes are detected, current legal frameworks often do not set adequate parameters for prosecuting them. The legality of data and digital evidence in courts of law is not well established.
In December 1995, our government amended the Criminal Code in order to include and address new types of computer crimes.
This thesis considers 'the electronic commerce and criminal law'. In particular I analyse current issues facing several problems of the computer network of marketing.