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Some of the offences and punishments that fall under the IT Act, 2000, are as follows:


                Section                    Offence                                     Penalty

                  65       Tampering  with  the  computer  source  Imprisonment up to three years, or/and with a fine
                           documents                               up to `2,00,000

                  66       Hacking with computer system            Imprisonment up to three years, or/and with a fine
                                                                   up to `5,00,000


                  67       Publishing of information which is obscene  Imprisonment up to five years, or/and with a fine up
                           in electronic form                      to `10,00,000

                  68       Power of Controller to give directions  Imprisonment up to two years, or/and with a fine up
                                                                   to `1,00,000

                  69       Directions of Controller to a subscriber to  Imprisonment  up  to  seven  years,  or/and  shall  be
                           extend facilities to decrypt information  liable to fine.

                  70       Securing  access  or  attempting  to  secure  Imprisonment up to ten years, or/and with fine
                           access to a protected system

                  71       Misrepresentation                       Imprisonment up to 2 years, or/and with a fine up to
                                                                   `1,00,000


                  72       Breach of confidentiality and privacy   Imprisonment up to 2 years, or/and with a fine up to
                                                                   `1,00,000


                  73       Publishing Digital Signature Certificate false  Imprisonment up to 2 years, or/and with a fine up to
                           in certain particulars                  `1,00,000


                  74       Publication for fraudulent purpose      Imprisonment up to 2 years, or/and with a fine up to
                                                                   `1,00,000

            14.10.1 Privacy Law

            Privacy is the ability of an organisation or individual to determine what data can be shared with third parties. Privacy
            law establishes the rules that regulate the collection, storage, and disclosure of a person’s or organisation’s financial,
            medical, and other personal information to third parties.
            14.10.2 Cyber Law

            Cyber Laws are the statutory provisions against various forms of cybercrime. These laws define the crimes and the
            corresponding penalties and punishments imposed against people who commit such crimes. For cyber security, an
            amendment to the IT Act 2000 named the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008 was also introduced.

            14.10.3 Cyber Forensics
            Cyber forensics aims to use the IT infrastructure to track cybercrimes and may include the following activities:

            ●  Retrieve deleted data, chat histories, emails, and more.
            ●  ecord phone calls for use as evidence.
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            ●  Track who and when used the IT infrastructure such as computer, mobile app, or a website.


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