Monthly Archives: December 2018

Intermediary Guidelines.. Who is and who is not an intermediary?

The following are the comments from Naavi.org on the proposed modified rules under Section 79 of ITA 2000/8 released for public comments on 24th December 2018. After the passage of amendments to ITA 2000 in December 2008, which was notified … Continue reading

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Draft Intermediary Guidelines 2018… Public Comments invited

The Government of India has released a draft Intermediary guidelines 2018 under Section 79 of Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000/8) for public comments before January 15th. (Refer here). The notification records  that a calling attention motion on “Misuse of Socal … Continue reading

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The Second Awakening… What is there in Rules of Oct 27, 2009 on Section 69?

[This is in continuation of the previous article on the subject] (P.S: These discussions are called the “Second Awakening” because though ITA 2000 came into existence on 17th October 2000, the stake holders and more particularly the IT industry never … Continue reading

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The Second Awakening… What is Section 69?

[This is a continuation of the earlier articles on the subject] Section 69 along with 69A and 69B was introduced in ITA 2000 with the amendments passed in December 2008 by the then UPA Government. Though the passage was without … Continue reading

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Snooping and Section 69 of ITA 2000: Beyond Politics, Distrust and Passion..The second awakening

[This is a continuation of the previous article] Yesterday was a day when ignorance and politics took over the debate on the new MHA guidelines under Section 69 of ITA 2000. As expected, the Congress politicians opened the debate in … Continue reading

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Agencies empowered under Sec 69. No Need to raise a false alarm

 The uninformed media is at work since morning commenting on the MHA Order notifying additional agencies empowering use of powers under Section 69 of ITA 2000/8. Refer notification here: According to the notification, 10 agencies such as the IB, ED, … Continue reading

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