The year 2018 will be etched in the annals of legal jurisprudence as a remarkable year with many significant judgements pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme court of India. Last year, In a landmark decision, the Hon’ble Supreme court’s nine judge bench had passed the Judgement declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under the […]

This e-book aims to clarify the liability of intermediaries that provide goods and services on internet. It seeks to clarify the definition and scope of who can be considered as an ‘intermediary’ and has been written with a special focus on Indian law. Does an intermediary only mean and include carriers of information such as […]

In today’s digital times, the notion and concept of Privacy has transformed and evolved in a revolutionary way! We all freely share personal information with friends and relatives on social media and give away personal information while registering for e-services or purchasing goods online. Use of cookies has made behavioral advertising as a powerful marketing […]

In India one cybercrime is reported to take place every ten minutes! According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, (CERT-In), 27,482 cases of cybercrime were reported from January to June in 2017 itself. As cybercriminals misuse the anonymity of cyberspace to commit more cybercrimes, women and children typically are vulnerable targets owing to lack […]

From fighting black money to leading the nation into a cashless era, the government’s demonetization drive has taken a sharp turn, plunging the nation into troubled times ~By Karnika Seth Gone are the days when criminals would attack their victims physically. They have now found internet and computers a safe haven for committing crimes. Norton […]

With an unprecedented surge in the use of information technology for communications, storing data and conducting financial transactions, cybersecurity has become a crucial challenge to one and all, including individuals, corporate entities and government bodies. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, in the last three years, registered cases of cybercrime increased by 350%, […]

NEW DELHI: It was a phone call that woke TV news anchor Ravish Kumar from deep slumber on the night of December 10. “I almost didn’t pick it up but when I did, I was shocked,’’ Kumar recalls. His email account had been hacked. Kumar’s account was hacked by a group of people who call […]

I INTRODUCTION THE PAST year has brought many important judgments in the field of cyber laws. The pace at which this dynamic field of law is developing in India is indeed phenomenal. This survey discusses the recent developments in cyber laws in India, particularly the recent case law passed by Indian courts to interpret and […]

The subject of Information Technology law is as dynamic as the field of Information Technology (“IT”)  itself.  Rapid  advancements  in  Information  Technology  necessitate  adapting  the  existing  laws  or  creation  of  new  laws  to  regulate  the  cyberspace  and  at  the  same  time  allow  it  such  freedom  as  is  essential  to  harness  its  full  potential  for  the  […]

Is children accessing the Internet a boon or a bane? It can become a bane if a child is victimised through cyberbullying or faces other kinds of online victimisation. The recent incident of a 12-year-old boy bullied online by Facebook users, with comments and pictures circulated on the Internet, has alarmed the social media community […]