Cybercrimes Act
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data of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio,
electromagnetic, photo electronic photo optical system or in any other
similar form;
“forensic tool” means an investigative tool or device including software or
hardware installed on or in relation to a computer system or part of a
computer system and used to perform tasks which includes keystroke
logging or collection of investigation information about a uses of the
computer or computer system;
“hinder” in relation to a computer system includes (a) causing electromagnetic interference to a computer system;
(b) corrupting a computer system by any means; or
(c) inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or
suppressing computer data;
“hosting provider” means a person who provides an electronic data transmission
service by storing . information provided by a user of the service;
“hyperlink” means a symbol, word, phrase, sentence or image that contains path
to another source that points to and causes to display another document
when executed;
"intellectual property rights" means the rights accrued or related to copyright,
patent, trade mark and any other related matters;
“interception” in relation to a function of computer, includes acquiring, viewing,
listening or recording any computer data communication through any
other means of electronic or other means, during transmission through
the use of any technical device;
“law enforcement officer” means a police officer of the rank of Assistant
Inspector or above or an investigator of equivalent rank of inspector and
above, member of Tanzania Intelligence Service, prosecutor or any other
person authorised in any written law;
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for Information
and Communication Technology;
“publish” means distributing, transmitting, disseminating, circulating, delivering,
exhibit, exchanging, barter, printing, copying, selling or offering for sale,
letting on hire or offering to let on hire, offering in any other way, or
making available in any way;
"property" means property of any kind, whether movable or immovable, tangible
or intangible, and includes-
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