THE PROTECTION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION AND PREVENTION OF ITS UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND USE IN CRIMINAL LAW

摘要

Discussions of the modern era as an "information-based society" may seem outdated, since the world is already flooded with information, with the rapid growth of the information-technology industry at the core of such development. The expansion of cyberspace has been part of modern life for quite some time. All kinds of communicative media, including voice, visual, and text media, have been digitalized, and various mass media have been integrated with one another. The integration and exchange between various media have changed the pattern of daily life. Today, cyberspace is no longer a world of virtual reality separated from the real world, but rather makes up a substantial portion of the real world that may not be felt or touched by our senses.