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<p>Installing spyware on a computer without the owners consent is already covered
by the offences in the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Any unauthorised access to a computer
however that is achieved, whether by spyware or another programme is an offence under
the Computer Misuse Act. It is also an offence to make or supply an article (which
includes spyware) intending it to be used to gain unauthorised access to a computer.
Similarly, it is an offence to obtain an article with a view to it being supplied
for use to commit such an offence. Amendments to section 3A of the Computer Misuse
Act in the Serious Crime Bill will also make it an offence to obtain an article intending
it to be used to commit such an offence.</p><p> </p>
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