The birth of the Computer Misuse Act
Dec 09, 2021
2 minutes
teve Gold and Robert Schifreen have more reason to be wary of computer-related legislation than most. In 1984, the pair managed to hack BT Prestel’s online viewdata service and accessed a mailbox belonging to Prince Philip. When the pair – both IT journalists at the time – shared how someone had left system manager credentials on the developer
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