misuse
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The Computer Misuse Act seeks to protect material stored on computers from unauthorised access.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
He was arrested under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990, according to the police statement.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The police said that the boy had been arrested "on suspicion of offences under Sections 1, 2 and 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Both appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon charged with conspiring together to commit unauthorised acts against TfL, under the Computer Misuse Act.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
Misuse ye not this stranger, nor any of the thralls that are in the house of godlike Odysseus.
From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew
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