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No Arrests under Section 66A without prior approval of higher officers
The Supreme Court on has said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials. Details here: http://m.timesofindia.com/india/No-arrest-for-posts-on-social-sites-without-senior-cops-nod-Supreme-Court-says/articleshow/20082102.cms?intenttarget=no Naavi
Sec 66A abused again
Kerala Police have joined the bandwagon of Section 66A abusers by booking 111 persons for comments on Facebook. This is in respect of a Facebook comment made by one person and shared by other 110 persons regarding Mr P.J.Kurien who … Continue reading
Advisory on Section 66A
A copy of the advisory sent by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to State Governments following the recent controversies on arrest of Palghar ladies is now available here The advisory is issued by the Group Coordinator & Director … Continue reading
Mis-perceptions about Section 66A
Section 66A of ITA 2008 has been one of the most abused sections of the Act in recent days. There is also a discussion about the constitutional validity of this section on whether this section infringes on the constitutional “Right … Continue reading
Section 66A is not meant for “Cyber Defamation”
Besides other issues confronting our country today, if we restrict our focus to the Cyber Law domain, two major issues are in focus. One is the debate on whether Section 66A of ITA 2008 is constitutionally valid and the other … Continue reading
Rs 24000 worth Corporate training available for Rs 3000?
If you are smart, you would realize that the IDPS 2023 of FDPPI offers 12 hours of onsite training on issues related to Advanced Technology, Privacy, Data Protection etc. The following information (also available at www.idps2023.in) provides a glimpse of … Continue reading