Law and Ethics

This chapter focuses on how the law supports the protection of computer systems and data, and on some ethical problems which are not dealt with by current laws. It reviews the Council of Europe conventions on cybercrime and on terrorism, which define general requirements for legal systems to, w handle these issues. It looks at legal frameworks such as the European Union’s GDPR, which regulate the handling of personal data, including healthcare data which in most countries are specially protected. Finally, it looks at ethical issues which arise from the use of datamining and tracking, which may lead to breaches of privacy.