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What ITA 2008 lacks

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

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 →

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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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Privacy Protected Zones Required

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

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 →

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Women’s protection Ordinance clashes with ITA 2008

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

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 →

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Kapil Sibal on Headlines Today with Rahul Kanwal

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

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 →

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Cloud Computing and ITA 2008

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Though “Cloud Computing” has been on discussion for the last 4 to 5 years, the rate of adoption is considered slower than expected. One of the main reasons is that during this period while there are new developments in the … Continue reading →

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