New Indian Bill Seeks to Curb Cyber Crime
17 Dec, 2006, 4:00 pm IST | by
Priyanka Pradhan
| 
|
The Indian parliament has introduced a bill to amend the Information Technology (IT) Act of 2000, to address the rising cases of cyber crime and data theft online. The bill proposes to amend some of the existing sections and insert new ones in the IT Act, the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act as well as the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bill, introduced in the Lok sabha, urges the government to provide legal framework for new forms of crimes like video voyeurism, publishing of material containing sexually explicit act in electronic form, e-commerce frauds through impersonation commonly known as Phishing and many other such cyber crimes. Some recommendations of the bill include, replacing the term 'digital signature' with 'electronic signature' to promote alternative technologies for authentication of electronic record. The IT Act 2000 was enacted to boost the growth of computers and Internet, provide legal recognition to electronic record and e-transactions and prevent computer-based crimes. |
Tags: Information Technology (IT) Act of 2000 , Indian parliament , cyber crimes , data theft , the Indian Penal Code , the Indian Evidence Act , Code of Criminal Procedure , Phishing , video voyeurism
Mixx
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
delicious
reddit
MySpace
StumbleUpon
LinkedIn
Delhi Police Wakes up to Cyber Crimes
Caught unawares by a recent flood of cyber crimes, Delhi Police is getting its act together by setting up two dedicated cyber forensic labs.
Whopping Increase In Cyber Crimes In Delhi
Indian Government Tightens Cyber Security
U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system
Malicious Data Theft App Affects Millions of Android Users
Data Theft Scam Targets Google Ads
The latest "should they-shouldn't they" event with Facebook is the lift of the minimu...
Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order
Top 5 free all-in-one messengers for Windows
The number of instant messaging services have exploded, since the first...
Project Darpan: Digitizing Indian local languages
Compared to the relatively slow adoption rate of the traditional PC, that...
Top 10 tips for Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft’s browser Internet Explorer has been around a while and things
By Tech2
Exploring Apps Store: Apps for the Samsung Galaxy Note
Andi Braime
Sat May 26, 20:00:23
Exploring Apps Store: Apps for the Samsung Galaxy Note
Andi Braime
Sat May 26, 19:59:32
Google Nexus tablet to be unveiled at Google I/O 2012
Derek Matuszewski
Sat May 26, 19:03:39
_011517074205_160x90.jpg "Epson Stylus Photo R3000")
Sony to roll-out ICS update next week,...
BlackBerry Curve 9320 announced in India...
Microsoft VP talks about Ballmer's...
Cisco won't invest in their Android...
About Us | Site Profile | Tech2 Team | IBNLive News | IBNLive Hindi News | Cricket News | Indian Stock Market | Policy | T & C
Copyright © 2011, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture
