Legislation to protect Individual Privacy

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Right to privacy is recognition of the individual’s right to be let alone and to have his personal space inviolate. India does not have a constitutional right to privacy, although the courts have found an implicit right to privacy [...]

The Legislative response to Grossly Offensive or menacing emails and SMS

The electronic communications has changed the way the world communicates and also the communication habit. The communication via SMS or electronic email manifests the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by our constitution to every citizen [Article 19 (1) (a)], however, the freedom is not absolute, it is a qualified right, as constitution also sets [...]

Prying eyes on privacy through peeping toms

In an age of modern & revolutionized communication electronic equipments, the privacy of an individual is under siege. The video surveillance equipment has become smaller, more portable, more easily concealed and more accessible to the general public; its clandestine application has contributed to today’s cultural fascination with voyeurism. This advance video surveillance equipment has had [...]

Valentine Day- an important event on the cyber criminals’ calendar

“Love on Valentine day can not only leave you with a broken heart but broken/infected computer also”, jokingly said Mr. Neeraj Aarora, a cyber law expert. It has now become customary, to send emails, e-cards and messages via internet to express their love. But the cyber criminals are using this as a golden opportunity to [...]

Searched Engine allegedly hacked by Iranian Hackers

The most popular Web search engine in China, Baidu.com, was attacked by a group of hacktivists identifying themselves as the Iranian Cyber Army. The hackers hijacked the domain’s DNS records and pointed it to a server under their control. Baidu is a Chinese search engine established in 2000. According to the Alexa traffic ranking, the [...]