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The propsed Amendments in the IT Act have surprizingly deleted
"hacking" from the list of offences... though to provide broader scope for the
Cyber Crimes but still the term has been tried to be diluted. It is also proposed that
electronic signatures should be accepted apart from digital signatures,
which will help identify the correct person sending an e-mail or other
electronic documents. Which will result in replacement of word "Digital
Signature' with "Electronic Signature" throughout the act.
New sub-section has been proposed to address Video Voyeurism, as it
violates privacy. Also separate section for Child Porn has been
introduced. Most interestingly, Section 43 has been inserted with the requirement
to prove that a person guilty under the Act as "dishonest and
Fraudulant". And various changes in fine and punishment have also been proposed.
Summary - PROPOSED CHANGES
- Section 66: Earlier dealt with hacking, now with computer-related offences.
- Section 67: Obscenity in electronic form. Revised to bring in line with IPC. Fines increased.
- New section added to address child pornography with higher punishment, video voyeurism specifically addressed.
- Section 69: Amended, power to issue directions for interception
or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer
resource
- Section 78A: New, to help the Judiciary in handling technical issues.
- Section 79: Revised, to bring out the extent of liability of intermediary in certain cases.
- Normal provisions of CrPC will apply, only DSPs and above will be authorised to investigate.
- Electronic signatures to be allowed apart from digital signatures.
- New section for ‘‘Formulation and Validity of Electronic Contracts’’
- More stringent norms for data protection and privacy.
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