Key Provisions:
- Unauthorized Access: Criminalizes unauthorized access to computer systems or data.
- Data Interference: Penalizes the unauthorized modification, deletion, or impairment of data.
- System Interference: Penalizes actions that disrupt the functioning of computer systems.
- Misuse of Devices: Addresses the illegal use or distribution of devices and software designed for committing cyber crimes.
- Identity Theft: Criminalizes the fraudulent use of another person’s identity in the digital realm.
Other Legislation from Costa Rica
Act on Cybercrime/Online Intellectual Property Protection
- Ley General de Telecomunicaciones (Law No. 8642) – General Telecommunications Law
- Ley de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos (Law No. 6683) – Copyright Law
- Ley de Observancia de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual (Law No. 8039) – Law on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Cooperation and International Efforts
Criminal Code/Law Enforcement
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection
Data Protection and Privacy
- Ley General de Telecomunicaciones (Law No. 8642) – General Telecommunications Law
- Ley de Protección de la Persona frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales (Law No. 8968) – Personal Data Protection Law
Online Hate Speech and Illegal Content