CYBER LAW

Cyber law

Cyber law is a term used to describe the legal issues related to use of communication technology ,particularly “cyberspace”.i.e. the internet.it is less of a distinct field of law in the way that property or contract are, as it is an intersection of many legal fields ,including intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression ,and jurisdiction. In essence, cyber law is an attempt to apply laws designed for the physical world ,to human activity on the internet. In India ,the it act ,2000 ac amended by the it act,2008 is known as the cyber law. It has a separate chapter 11 entitled “offence” in which various cyber crimes have been declared as penal offences punishable with imprisonment and fine.

Importance of cyber law

Cyber law is important because it touches almost all aspects of transition and activities on and concerning the internet,the world wide web and cyber space. Initially it may seem that cyber laws is a very technical field and that it does not have any bearing to most activities in cyberspace. But the actual truth is that noting could be future than the truth .whether we realize it or not ,every action and every reaction in cyberspace has some legal and cyber legal perspectives

Cyber law awareness program:

• The basic of internet security
• Basic information on Indian cyber law
• Impact of technology aided crime
• Indian it act on covering the legal aspects of all online activities
• Types of internet  polices required for an  organization .

Advantages of cyber law

The it act  2000 attempts to change out dated laws and  provides ways to deal wit cyber crimes .We need such laws so that people can perform purchases  transaction over the net through  credit card without fear  of miss use .The act offers the much –needed legal  framework so that information is not denied legal effect,validity or enforce ability ,solely on the ground that it is in the form of electronic records.