Mr. Justice John Quirke:

It is anything communicated by technology, be it on a telephone or computer. It is technologically transmitted. We should do this rather than going into the wider question of incitement of one kind or another or hate offences, because they are enormously wide and difficult to prove. That has been established elsewhere. If we went into all of that, it would probably not be feasible and would be enormous. There have been difficulties in the UK where they have had to reduce it but still cannot do so. We think that if we can do it at all, it will be difficult, but it should be restricted to the question of offences committed through the use of technology. By that and being careful to indicate what they are, I mean offences affecting personal safety, privacy and reputation. It relates to anyone who, through the use of technology, causes harm to the personal safety, privacy and reputation of another person.