Cybercrime bill targets child porn, hacking, identity theft

Government has released wide-ranging draft legislation to tackle cybercrime including child pornography, hacking, identity theft and cyberbullying.

The Cybercrime Bill 2015 provides for the creation of offences related to cybercrime and related matters. It is not clear when it will be laid in the National Assembly. It has been published on the site of the Official Gazette.

It covers a wide range of areas including illegal access to a computer system, illegal interception of data, illegal data interference,