Category Archives: Cyber Law

Government issues clarification on Section 79 rules

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The rules issued under Section 79 for Intermediaries had created a confusion in some circles about the action to be taken by the intermediary on receipt of a complaint about a specific content. Since the rules suggested that action had … Continue reading →

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Adjudicator Maharashtra on Privacy of employee data

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In an interesting award from the Adjudicator of Maharashtra, an employer (Rud India Chains Private Limited) who fought the complaint of  an employee (Amit Patwardhan) for privacy violation with the counter charge of employee sharing confidential company data with a rival company, … Continue reading →

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Comments on IT Rules from Center for Internet and Society

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) has released a commentary on the rules which the DeiTy had released some time back on a) Electronic Service Delivery under Section 6A of ITA 2008 b) Reasonable Security Guidelines under Section 43A … Continue reading →

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Mr Katju advocates Social Media Regulation

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Mr Katju, the Chair person of Press Council of India has become popular in recent days as a “Mercy Pleader” for Sanjay Dutt and other convicts. Though enjoying a Government appointment as a former Judge of Supreme Court, his actions … Continue reading →

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MD5 to SHA256..but password cracking becomes easier

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In an interesting evelations, it is stated that CISCO has recently started using a different method for storing user’s passwords which involves shifting from MD5 to SHA 256 which makes passwords more vulnerable to cracking. We are aware that MD5 … Continue reading →

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Mobile Payments-FTC workshop

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of USA which oversees consumer protection requirements has come up with a document on mobile payments. The document discusses aspects such as concerns on third party billing in carrier bills, data security, dispute resolution and … Continue reading →

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