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 Jail for data theft [1]

Life term under new cyber law

SOFTWARE professionals working in the IT industry will have to be more vigilent now. They could serve a life term in prison if their employers decide to prosecute them for stealing computer data. This is because a simple theft case too may get treated as a case of cyber terrorism under the amended cyber law, cleared by Parliament on December 25. It is awaiting the president

Publication Date: 
14/04/2009
Archita Bhatta [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Science And Technology [4], Information [5], Legislation [6], India [7], Computers [8]
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