Imagine you have borrowed your friend's computer to work on a class project. Checking
the computer out, you notice they've left their web browser open and are signed in to
their email account. Would it be considered a computer crime to read their email, even
though you didn't "hack" their password? What if they had left a text file on their
desktop that included personal information, like their social security number, banking
and credit card information, passwords for sites, etc., but didn't have it password
protected-would accessing that file be a computer crime, even though there was no
password protection on it? Explain your answers

Respuesta :

Answer:

Yes.It would be considered as a computer Crime.

Explanation:

This is because you are an unauthorised user

Oseni

It would be considered a computer crime when one accesses unauthorized information.

What are computer crimes?

Computer crimes are also known as cyber crimes. It ranges from accessing information illegally, committing fraud, phishing, identity theft, and so on.

When a user of a computer accesses information that is unauthorized on the computer, such a user has committed a computer crime. It does not matter whether the accessed information is password-protected or otherwise. If it is not stated categorically that such information can be freely accessed, then accessing it is illegal.

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