What are the main laws in the uk relating to computer misuse?

misuse as in personal (at home) or at the workplace?
if personalit must be a crime, as in fraud, credit card scam, fasle advertising,slander,child pornography, elicitingsex from a minor etc.

for in the office. you have no rights, the employer has the right to read all emails and monitor use. its usually written in your worker contract. however if you did something wrong on the computer at work ie looking at porno, and received a pay check after, it is conformation that the company has accepted you slacking off. and can not fire for past misconducts, but if you continue to do bad things they can.

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