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Year 2013 in retrospect
The year 2013 ended with an intense debate on Bitcoins the virtual currency system that caused lot of ripples in the market. over the last one month, Naavi.org has been full of discussions on Bitcoin to the extent that discussions … Continue reading
What ITA 2008 lacks
I draw attention to today’s article in Hindu highlighting the plight of two Air India employees who have been charged under Section 66A and 67 following a complaint motivated by union rivalry. It is stated that the Police in this case … Continue reading
One more aspect of ITA 2008 needs to be referred to Supreme Court
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
Privacy Protected Zones Required
While discussing any legislation affecting Cyber Space, we discuss “Privacy” and “Data Protection” as important aspects for consideration. In India we are presently banking on ITA 2000/8 for “Data Protection” and “Constitutional Rights” for “Privacy Protection”. ITA 2000/8 can indirectly … Continue reading
Women’s protection Ordinance clashes with ITA 2008
Government of India has promulgated an ordinance titled “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013” following the public outrage on the the recent incident in which a girl was gangraped in a Delhi bus. The Ordinance has initiated some provisions to … Continue reading
Kapil Sibal on Headlines Today with Rahul Kanwal
On 26th and 27th of this month, Headlines Today broadcast an interesting discussion with Mr Kapil Sibal, the minister of Communications and IT. The discussion put Mr Sibal in the center stage and direct questions were put to him by … Continue reading