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Proactive technology tools to identify violation..new intermediary rules

[This is in continuation of the previous article on the topic] Continuing our discussion on the new Intermediary guideline, one other aspect that is attracting attention in the media is the proposed Rule no 9 which states as follows: “The … Continue reading

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New Intermediary Guidelines.. Intermediaries need to have Indian Subsidiaries..

[This is in continuation of the previous article on the subject] In the 2011 version of the guidelines, the “Due Diligence” included  a prompt action to be taken by the intermediary when a complaint is received by them about some … Continue reading

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Intermediary Guidelines.. Who is and who is not an intermediary?

The following are the comments from Naavi.org on the proposed modified rules under Section 79 of ITA 2000/8 released for public comments on 24th December 2018. After the passage of amendments to ITA 2000 in December 2008, which was notified … Continue reading

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Draft Intermediary Guidelines 2018… Public Comments invited

The Government of India has released a draft Intermediary guidelines 2018 under Section 79 of Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000/8) for public comments before January 15th. (Refer here). The notification records  that a calling attention motion on “Misuse of Socal … Continue reading

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Conviction of an Intermediary is possible even before the real cyber criminal is traced.

It had been reported earlier that a Cyber Cafe owner in Pune was imprisoned for 15 days and fined for Rs 10000/-  under Section 67(C) of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA2000/8). We now have a copy of … Continue reading

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Section 63 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act (IEA) was a very important amendment made to the age old Indian Evidence Act 1872 consequent to the passing of Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) notified on 17th October 2000. This section provided … Continue reading

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