Comments on: Powers of US President with Director General CERT in India http://www.bloggernews.net/120388 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:52:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ZBlogr http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1309117 ZBlogr Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:30:45 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1309117 The powers of Indian Police over global internet is quite a lot. For example Indian CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) Section 91 gives Indian Police to ask Google USA for any bloggers information. Google USA provides it. It does not matter whether the blogger is based in Iran or China or USA. The powers of Indian Police over global internet is quite a lot. For example Indian CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) Section 91 gives Indian Police to ask Google USA for any bloggers information. Google USA provides it. It does not matter whether the blogger is based in Iran or China or USA.

]]> By: Techboy http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1160139 Techboy Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:21:48 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1160139 Cyber law of india is still unamended [http://legalenablementofictinindia.blogspot.com/2009/04/cyber-law-of-india-is-still-unamended.html]. Only notification by central govt would make it applicable. Cyber law of india is still unamended [http://legalenablementofictinindia.blogspot.com/2009/04/cyber-law-of-india-is-still-unamended.html]. Only notification by central govt would make it applicable.

]]> By: Rajesh Khurana http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1118730 Rajesh Khurana Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:15:20 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1118730 Very confusing. The amendment has been notified or not? The bill has been withdrawn or notified? Can anybody give me a link where the amended bill has been notified as i tried all sites but with no info? Naavi is the act notified or simply published in gazzette for public information? Because if it is the former, the govt must have informed the same? If the act has not been notified it must be withdrawn. I have read the opinion of other experts as well but nowhere i could find the notification. Kindly clarify. Very confusing. The amendment has been notified or not? The bill has been withdrawn or notified? Can anybody give me a link where the amended bill has been notified as i tried all sites but with no info?

Naavi is the act notified or simply published in gazzette for public information? Because if it is the former, the govt must have informed the same? If the act has not been notified it must be withdrawn. I have read the opinion of other experts as well but nowhere i could find the notification. Kindly clarify.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110611 Ryan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:24:59 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110611 Naavi you must first have a good knowledge about the law, preferably join a good law college, as your knowledge about law is miserable. It is not the Bill that has been notified but the fact that the bill has received president assent. It would be good if you read the section 1(2) with open eyes and unbiased mind. Till now the central govt has not notified it yet. So the bill remains, if at all it is there, a bill only. I suggest you consult some good techno-legal experts who can guide you in this regard before writing wrong and distorted info. Keith is right. The bill must have been withdrawn otherwise there is no sense in keeping the mere fact of notification delayed for so long. Do not confuse notification of Bill with rules making as they are totally different issues. Reply from Naavi: With the gazette notification of the assent of the Bill by the President, the Bill has acquired the status of an Act and cannot now be withdrawn. The rules are to be framed and date of effectiveness of the Act has to be notified. This is an administrative aspect and will be done in due course. If you are hoping that the Bill will be withdrawn, then you are wrong. Your other comments deserve to be ignored since I would not like to be like your other friends who may hold degrees in law but use the knowledge only for misleading the public. People who require proxy addresses to spread their false messages need no recognition. Naavi you must first have a good knowledge about the law, preferably join a good law college, as your knowledge about law is miserable. It is not the Bill that has been notified but the fact that the bill has received president assent. It would be good if you read the section 1(2) with open eyes and unbiased mind. Till now the central govt has not notified it yet. So the bill remains, if at all it is there, a bill only. I suggest you consult some good techno-legal experts who can guide you in this regard before writing wrong and distorted info. Keith is right. The bill must have been withdrawn otherwise there is no sense in keeping the mere fact of notification delayed for so long. Do not confuse notification of Bill with rules making as they are totally different issues.

Reply from Naavi:

With the gazette notification of the assent of the Bill by the President, the Bill has acquired the status of an Act and cannot now be withdrawn. The rules are to be framed and date of effectiveness of the Act has to be notified. This is an administrative aspect and will be done in due course. If you are hoping that the Bill will be withdrawn, then you are wrong.

Your other comments deserve to be ignored since I would not like to be like your other friends who may hold degrees in law but use the knowledge only for misleading the public. People who require proxy addresses to spread their false messages need no recognition.

]]> By: naavi http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110492 naavi Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:56:08 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110492 The amendment Bill has been approved by the President of India and notified in the Gazette as of 5th February 2009. The rules are under preparation and the date of effect alone is to be notified. The GOI is under no obligation to give a date by which the rules will be framed. It is a time consuming process and the ball has been set in motion and it is likely to happen around May. Because of the elections, it may also be delayed by another month. There are a few in India who are trying to mislead the public that the amendments are likely to be withdrawn or are already withdrawn. I suppose they are grossly ignorant of the developments. Naavi The amendment Bill has been approved by the President of India and notified in the Gazette as of 5th February 2009.

The rules are under preparation and the date of effect alone is to be notified.

The GOI is under no obligation to give a date by which the rules will be framed. It is a time consuming process and the ball has been set in motion and it is likely to happen around May. Because of the elections, it may also be delayed by another month.

There are a few in India who are trying to mislead the public that the amendments are likely to be withdrawn or are already withdrawn.

I suppose they are grossly ignorant of the developments.

Naavi

]]> By: Keith http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110180 Keith Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:37:45 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120388#comment-1110180 The excessive and ilegal surveillance powers in India have not yet become part of the IT Act, 2000 as the amendment bill 2008 has not yet been notified. Perhaphs it has been withdrawn as no hint about its notification are given by Indian govt. Further, neither the Cert nor the indian govt has the expertise to handle this controversial issue. It would be a good idea to scrap the amendment bill 2008 altogether and come up with something good. The bill seems to be already scrapped all that is needed is an acknowledgement of the same by the Indian govt. Reply from Naavi: It is true that the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008 is yet to be notified for the date of effectiveness of different aspects of the Act. However, the Bill has now acquired the status of an Act passed by the Parliament, assented to by the President and gazetted. It cannot be withdrawn now and also there is no reason to withdraw. World over the emphaisis of IT legislation is shifting towards "Security" and this Bill does exactly the same. if you donot like it, it is unfortunate. Please do carry on your crusade agains the provisions but not trying to spread rumours that it has been probably withdrawn, etc. Your own credibility and that of your friends who are claiming to be experts will be at stake. The excessive and ilegal surveillance powers in India have not yet become part of the IT Act, 2000 as the amendment bill 2008 has not yet been notified. Perhaphs it has been withdrawn as no hint about its notification are given by Indian govt.

Further, neither the Cert nor the indian govt has the expertise to handle this controversial issue. It would be a good idea to scrap the amendment bill 2008 altogether and come up with something good. The bill seems to be already scrapped all that is needed is an acknowledgement of the same by the Indian govt.

Reply from Naavi:

It is true that the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008 is yet to be notified for the date of effectiveness of different aspects of the Act. However, the Bill has now acquired the status of an Act passed by the Parliament, assented to by the President and gazetted.

It cannot be withdrawn now and also there is no reason to withdraw.

World over the emphaisis of IT legislation is shifting towards “Security” and this Bill does exactly the same. if you donot like it, it is unfortunate. Please do carry on your crusade agains the provisions but not trying to spread rumours that it has been probably withdrawn, etc. Your own credibility and that of your friends who are claiming to be experts will be at stake.

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