Cyberspace or the virtual space which forms a major part of the cyber world is facing many complex legal issues like Jurisdictional Issues etc. With the no boundary limit, Cyberspace is facing threats of various cyber-attacks. To tackle the cyber-attacks, the need was felt for the formation of active International Partnership Organisations which provides an international response.
The Indian Cyber Law is under the Information Technology (IT) ACT 2000 drastically amended in 2008 as Information Technology Amendment Act 2008 (IT Act 2008). This amendment is made to strengthen the Indian Cyber Law, but instead it has made the law ineffective. The issues like E-commerce, E-governance, Cyber Security are vague and practically not able to cater to the needs. Most of the cyber crimes under the amended act are bail able offenses providing a safe heaven for computer criminals. The experts feel that a repeal in Indian Cyber Law by making separate and “Independent Legislation” for the above topics would be good.
The new provision in the Australian Cyber law directs the phone companies and internet carriers to preserve text messages (SMS) and the emails containing sensitive information and submit them to the Australian Intelligence and Police Agencies for investigation purposes. Investigators asked a carrier to preserve the messages, which could otherwise have been destroyed, under an informal arrangement. Agencies have urged the government to give them legal power to prevent crucial information being destroyed.
The “zombie” cookies that re-spawn even when a user tries to delete them. The websites can store more information directly on your computer, which can be beneficial in many ways. These zombie cookies raise significant privacy concerns because a user cannot effectively clear out his cookies and prevent advertising companies from tracking his online activities. The law suits were filed on the basis of these zombie cookies claiming to be a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), by accessing computers without authorization or in excess of that authorization. Now, zombie attacks can be considered as offence under US CYBER LAWS.
In this technological era, the information flows on the internet as fast as the speed of light
The Constitutional Right of FREE SPEECH is now restricted by the way of recent amendments in Cyber Law.
Nokia the Finnish telecommunications company yesterday announced that it has entered into an agreement with Apple for settling all patent disputes between the two and by which Apple has to pay royalties to Nokia according to the terms of the agreement. Companies agreed to withdraw all complaints filed against each other with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and end 46 ongoing patent infringement disputes in various countries around the world.
Microsoft Corporation go through a defeat on Thursday when the Supreme Court upheld a record of $290 million jury verdict against the software giant for infringing a small Canadian company’s patent.
Microsoft, on Thursday lost a hard-fought patent battle in the U.S. Supreme Court while trying to prevent $290 million jury verdic
t against it. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, held for a unanimous court that Microsoft (alleged infringers) who raised the defense that the patent at issue is invalid must prove it by clear and convincing piece of evidence.