Data Theft & Law in India

With the increasing use of cyberspace for business operations, regulation of data protection has become a pertinent issue. The Information Technology Act 2002,though originally not intended to cover data protection, filled the legal gap on this aspect for both the individuals and the business entities. The Act has been subjected to amendments to tighten the data protection regime in India. The insertion of Section 43A and the issue of Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 aim to protect sensitive personal information and bring the safeguards at par with international standards. The rules put greater responsibility on the corporates to ensure protection of data which is in their possession. Body corporates will have to implement comprehensive security practices and standards for protection of information assets. Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 have spelt out the responsibilities of the intermediaries more clearly. However, there is still a long way to bring the entire data protection regime in India at par with global standards.

International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 2012

Crime, in whatever forms it is, directly or indirectly, always affects the society. In today’s world, there is immense increase in the use of Internet in every field of the society and due to this increase in usage of Internet, a number of new crimes have evolved. Such crimes where use of computers coupled with the use of Internet is involved are broadly termed as Cyber Crimes.

—No stones are untouched by technology which gives rise to various refined crimes performed by so called intellectual criminals. The crimes performed using technology is termed as cybercrime. This paper tries to give insight on the broader areas effected by cybercrime in India. It also tries to associate various laws under various sections of IT Act 2000 which can be levied upon the culprit. It focuses on three categories of crime, viz. crime against individual, crime against property and crime against government. The paper tries to give insight on the loopholes as well as statistics of various cybercrimes in India.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

Fast growing internet has its own advantages as well as disadvantages. The increasing use of information technology facilitate common people to get information, store information, share information etc. Internet provides great facilities to society but same time it present opportunities for crime also. Credit card frauds, spams, defamation or hate expression on the social networking sites and piracies are some of disadvantages due to illegal activities on internet. Cyber Law has emerged due to proliferation of misuse of the computer and internet in the cyber space. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. In present paper there is brief discussion about cyber law and cyber crime and legal provisions to overcome cyber crimes and penalty there for.

IJRAR - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL REVIEWS, 2024

In today's digital age, cyber security is a crucial topic as cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and putting individuals, organizations, and governments at risk. This research delves into the legal and ethical aspects of cyber security in India by analyzing factors like data privacy laws, ethical hacking, and cyber security policies and governance. Data protection laws and regulations in India are important for protecting the privacy and security of personal information. This research examines the current laws and regulations concerning data protection, focusing on any discrepancies that could affect cyber-security measures. Ethical hacking is an important techniques used to discover weaknesses in systems and networks before they can be taken advantage of by cybercriminals. The research in this study delves into the ethical and legal aspects related to these practices, such as the limits of acceptable testing and the impact on data privacy and security. This study also analyzes the efficiency of cyber security policies and governance frameworks in India, assessing how government agencies, industry stakeholders, and other relevant entities contribute to creating a secure cyberspace.

As we all know that this is the era where most of the things are done usually over the internet starting from online dealing to the online transaction. Since the web is considered as worldwide stage, anyone can access the resources of the internet from anywhere. The internet technology has been using by the few people for criminal activities like unauthorized access to other's network, scams etc. These criminal activities or the offense/crime related to the internet is termed as cyber crime. In order to stop or to punish the cyber criminals the term " Cyber Law " was introduced. We can define cyber law as it is the part of the legal systems that deals with the Internet, cyberspace, and with the legal issues. It covers a broad area, encompassing many subtopics as well as freedom of expressions, access to and utilization of the Internet, and online security or online privacy. Generically, it is alluded as the law of the web.

international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology ijraset, 2020

In this present age all the things are depends on internet like online dealing or transaction. As we know internet is vast source of knowledge, so it's easy to access by anyone from anywhere. Some people used internet technology for criminal activities like unauthorized access, scams etc. Above unlawful activities or the offense through internet is come under cyber crime. The term "Cyber Law" was introduced for prevention of cyber crimes. Cyber law is the part of legal systems that conciliation the legal issues of internet related crime. Cyber Law helps to prevent or reduce criminal activities, for example freedom of expressions, access to utilization of the online, and online security or online privacy. Cyber crime is also known as law of web.