INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000

SNEHAL DINESH PATIL

FYBMS

Roll no. 651

INTRODUCTION• IT Act 2000, was notified on October

17,2000.• It was opposed by SAVE YOUR

VOICE CAMPAIGN and other civil society organization in INDIA.

• In that time being, user review and mouth shut.com a social networking site had filed a write petition in supreme court.

• An act to provide legal recognition.• Referred as ELECTRONIC

RECORDS.

ATTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS

An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator:

1. if it was sent by the originator himself.

2. By a person who had the authority to act on behalf of the originator in respect of that electronic record

or

3. By an information system programmed by or on behalf of the orginator to operate automatically.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

• Any communication by the addressee, automated or otherwise or

• Any conduct of the addressee, sufficient to indicate to the originator that the electronic record has been received.

• Where the originator has stipulated that the electronic record shall be binding only on receipt of an acknowledgement.

TIME AND PLACE OF DESPATCH AND RECEIPT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD

• The time of receipt of an electronic record shall be determined as follows:

1. If the addressee has designated a computer resource for the purpose of receiving electronic records.

2. Receipt occurs at the time when the electronic, record enters the designated computer resource.

or

3. If the electronic record is sent to a computer resource of the addressee that is not the designated computer resource, receipt occurs at the time when the electronic record is retrived by the addressee.

APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLER AND OTHER OFFICERS

• Central government may appoint number of deputy controllers and assistant controllers as it deems fit.

• Controller shall perform the functions assigned to them by the controller under the general superintendence and control of the controller.

• The qualifications, experience and terms and conditions of service of controller shall be such as may be prescribed by the central government.

• There shall be a seal of the office of the controller.

FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLLER

• Exercising supervision• Certifying public keys• Laying down the standards to be

maintained by the certifying authorities.• Specifying the contents of written, printed

or visual materials and advertisement.• Specifying the form and manner in which

accounts shall be maintained.• Specifying the terms and conditions

subject to which auditors may be appointed.

DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS

• Generating key pair:

The public key which corresponds to the private key of the subscribers which is to be listed in the certificate which the subscriber would generate the key pair by applying the security procedure.

• Acceptance of digital signature certificate:

By accepting the certificate the subscriber certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate.

THE CYBER REGULATIONS APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

• Establishment of cyber appellate tribunal.• Composition of cyber appellate tribunal.• Qualifications for appointment as

presiding officer of the cyber appellate tribunal.

• Term of officer.• Filling up of vacancies.• Orders constituting appellate tribunal to

be final and not to invalidate.

DIGITAL SIGNATURE

• Subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature.

• Authentication of the electronic record shall be affected by the use of asymmetric crypto system.

• Equivalent to handwritten signature.• Acknowledgement.

ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

• Legal recognition of electronic records.• Legal recognition of digital signature.• Use of electronic records and digital

signature.• Retention of electronic records.• Publication of rules and regulation.• Power to make rules by central

government.

DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE

• Certifying Authority to issue digital signature certificate.

• Representation upon issuance of digital signature certificate.

• Suspension of digital certificate.• Revocation of Digital Signature

Certificate• Notice of Suspension or Revocation.

SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SECURE DIGITAL SIGNATURES

Secure electronic record.

Secure digital signatures.

Secure procedures.

OFFENCES

• Tampering with computer source document.

• Hacking with computer system.• Publishing information which is obscene.• Power of controller.• Directions of controller.• Protected system.

PENALTIES

• Penalty to damage computer system.• Penalty for failure to furnish information.• Penalty for misrepresentation .• The Gazette of India extra ordinary.

CONCLUSIONS

All said and done, the Information Technology Act, 2000 is a great achievement and a remarkable step ahead in the right achievement and a remarkable step ahead in the right direction.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.india.gov.in• www.dot.gov.in/act/information• www.cyberlawsindia.net/information• www.wikipedia.org/information

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