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Saudi law criminalizes spying on spouses mobile phone   

Author: ARAB NEWSSat, 2018-03-31 00:50ID: 1522436107378719400

LONDON: Saudi law has criminalized the act of spying on your spouses mobile phone illegally and has listed this act under cybercrimes.
Husbands or wives who are caught spying on their spouses mobile phone in order to prove dishonest behavior can be imprisoned for up to a year, receive a SR 500,000 fine or receive both forms of punishment.
According to legal sources, the penalty is imposed on people who access their spouses mobile phone without their permission. Accessing your spouses mobile phone becomes illegal when you crack their mobile phones password, according to the law.
A penalty of one year in prison and a fine of SR 500,000 is applicable to partners who electronically send the information that they have gained access to. If the person only looks through the phone and does not forward or photograph any of the information, the penalty awarded is less.
Abdul Aziz bin Batel, a lawyer and legal adviser, said that any crime committed using computers, mobile phones and cameras is considered a cybercrime and will be punished accordingly.

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