Short Essay on Cyber Laws – Internet is a system of interconnected computer networks and is today’s indispensable tool of communication and information.
Its widespread use has led to its entry in the area of business and commerce, which, in turn, has given rise to economic crimes. Cyber crimes, as they are referred to, are a challenge for law makers and law enforcement agencies because of the sheer vastness and reach of cyber space. Cyber space is something that exists nowhere, geographically speaking, but can be accessed from any place in the world through a computer with an Internet connection.
Add to it the never-ending technological innovations in the area, and cyber policing becomes even more difficult. The offender might be in Asia while the Internet server used to commit the offence concerned may be located somewhere in the US or Africa.
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Be it electronic mail (e-mail) or Internet chatting, they open unlimited opportunities for the evil-minded to grind his or her axe. The Information Technology Act of 2000 and the rules made there under is a law specifically aimed at curbing cyber crime with other laws like the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Evidence Act supplementing it.
The problem, however, is far from solved unless a credible and effective mechanism to implement the law is evolved and put in practice rigorously.