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Computer Related Offences
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 07, 2013 — filed under: ,
If any person, dishonestly or fraudulently, does any act referred to in section 43, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees or with both.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Section 43 of the Information Technology Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 07, 2013 — last modified Jun 07, 2013 10:37 AM — filed under: ,
Given below is the text of section 43 of the IT Act:
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Blog Entry IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69A Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 26, 2013 — last modified Apr 30, 2013 10:10 AM — filed under: ,
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 69A draft rules and 69A rules for Section 69A of the IT Act in order to better understand how the two differ. While there has been reshuffling of the clauses in the official rules, the content itself has not changed significantly. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Information Technology (Procedure and safeguard for Monitoring and Collecting Traffic Data or Information) Rules, 2009
by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 25, 2013 — filed under: ,
Draft Rules under section 69B of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 as notified by the Central Government.
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Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009
by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 06, 2013 01:51 AM — filed under: ,
Rules under section 69(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (after the 2008 amendment).
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Clarify and define terms in IT rules, panel tells govt.
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 01, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:02 AM — filed under: ,
In the wake of concerns that the government is increasingly using ambiguously-phrased terms in legal codes to crack down on online speech, the Parliament’s Committee on Subordinate Legislation has asked for greater clarity and definition on terms which can serve as grounds for restrictions.
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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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"All Indian Enterprises should Be Very Worried": Centre for Internet and Society
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2013 — last modified Feb 28, 2013 09:21 AM — filed under: ,
The DoT’s CERT team has successfully censored more than 70 URLs that didn’t particularly contain praises of IIPM. Amusingly, a URL containing a public notice issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in July 2012 was also blocked.
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Blog Entry TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 21, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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