Category Archives: Cyber Crime

Aadhar Cards sent by ordinary post

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Aadhar numbers are being issued by the Government of India as a once in a life time identification number for a resident of the country. Many consider this as a “Sensitive personal Information” which is going to be linked with … Continue reading →

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One more aspect of ITA 2008 needs to be referred to Supreme Court

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Presently two important petitions regading ITA 2008 are before the Supreme Court. The first petition Shreya Singhal v. Union of India has argued that Section 66A of the Act is unconstitutional and needs to be deleted. The second petition Dilipkumar Tulsidas Shah … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court to consider PIL for regulatory framework for Cyber Crime

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Based on a writ petition [Dilipkumar Tulsidas Shah v. Union of India, W.P. (C) 97/2013] filed an industrialist based in Pune, who was arrested for an alleged cyber crime, the Supreme Court has on Friday issued notice to the Central … Continue reading →

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Jharkhand Police introduces “Responsible Disclosure”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Jharkhand Police appears to have taken some steps on Cyber Security which are very innovative and a model for other states. They have set up a “Cyber Defense Research Center” (CDRC) as a joint initiative of the State Government and … Continue reading →

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New RBI guidelines on E Banking security..contd

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

This is in continuation of the previous article on the new guidelines of RBI on E Banking security issued on February 28, 2013. Apart from the card related security measures covered in the previous article, the RBI circular also touches … Continue reading →

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RBI issues new guidelines for E Banking security

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has been pointing out that RBI appears to have a dual character when it comes to policy implementation. There are one set of executives probably closer to retirement but occupying the top echelons of RBI who are still oriented … Continue reading →