Category Archives: Privacy

Cyberlaw Predictions-US-Privacy Litigation

BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law report which has gathered views on the predictions in Cyber Law from experts has predicted that Privacy litigation is going to increase during the upcoming year. During 2012, i a notable litigation Google agreed to … Continue reading

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Year 2012 in retrospect..from the view point of Cyber Law in India

The Cyber Law scene in India during 2012 was dominated by the discussions of Section 66A. The rules notified under sections 43A and 79 which held center stage in 2011 also continued into 2012. The end of the year however … Continue reading

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Adverse effect of Computer Games on the society

The barbaric incidents of sexual violence seen in Delhi recently has raised a question on the effect of Bollywood, TV and Computer Games on the psyche of people and whether they are contributing to the growing violence and sexual assaults … Continue reading

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Hackers hold Australian Health records hostage

A group of Russian hackers are reportedly holding medical records of an Australian Clinic hostage and demanding a ransom of Australian $400 million. The cyber criminals hacked into the server of the clinic and encrypted the records and demanding ransom … Continue reading

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When you pick up a glass of water…

Next time when you pick up a glass of water in some body’s place, be careful, your finger print could be picked out of the glass and used to impersonate you. Social engineering attacks in future may therefore start with … Continue reading

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e-authentication framework for Government projects

The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI (DeitY) has released a document called “e-Pramaan: Framework for e-Authentication”. This is intended to serve as the guiding document for all Central and State Ministries, departments and government agencies for implementing an … Continue reading

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