piracy of data

Data is valuable asset, an important raw material for the booming IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries in Tanzania. Data has also become an important tool and weapon for corporates to capture larger market shares - thus its security has become a major issue- such threats faced by majoy palyers in the IT field who spend millions to compile or buy data from the market - because their profits depend upon the security of the data. It is therefore, imperative that with its booming IT sector Tanzania adopts a comprehensive legislation for the protection of such industries against such crimes. The TCRA and other similar regulations are insufficient to tackle the technological intricacies involved in such a crime which leaves loopholes in the law and the culprits get away easily. being it of an international nature - Tanzania must be open to international conventions and/or treaties moreover, the national police organisation must be trained to enable them to handle such crimes