Facing the acts of prejudice to the automatic data processing systems: criminalization and punishment with regard of the Algerian penal code

الملخص EN

The Algerian legislator has dealt with crimes of prejudice to the automatic data processing systems in chapter seven bis of the penal code.

these crimes, according to the penal code, are the illegal entry and stay in the automatic data processing system, and the intentional assault on the functioning of the automatic data processing system, the legislator also linked some terrorist activities such as financing and recruitment to the use of information and communication technology under law 16-02 supplementing the penal code, and created another form of information crime under article 394 8 duplicate created under law 02-16, with penalties for these crimes as a whole, misdemeanor, except for what is related to terrorist activity.

felonies are considered according to articles 87 duplicate 11 and 87 duplicate 12 introduced in law 02-16.