RBI makes Additional Password a must for...

Yesterday, RBI issued notification in respect of online security measure introduced last year, which made every online shopper to have second password mandatory before c successful transaction could be completed. But it was restricted to CNP transactions only . But wef 01 January, 2011 RBI has decided to extend this requirement of additional authentication/validation to all CNP...

Important Judgments Aug-Sept 2010

Downloads are not performances, rules US court A music download is not a performance of a work and therefore does not demand an additional licence and fee, a US court has ruled. A stream of a file is a performance, though, the court said. Read More Argentine court overturns ruling on search engines’ liability for links An appeals court in Argentina has ruled that search...

15 Countries (including India) Draft Cyb...

With computer networks increasingly viewed as a realm for spying and warfare, the U.S., China, Russia and a dozen other countries have outlined principles on how to improve so-called “cybersecurity.” Diplomats finalized a set of proposals to the United Nations Friday. The steps include developing international standards for conduct over the Internet, sharing information...

Pakistan blocks Facebook and Youtube

A Pakistani court ordered temporary blocking of Facebook.com on Wednesday due to the controversies over a competition for caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. And the next day on Thursday, similar order has been passed for the blocking of YouTube.com… the Pakistan Government has urged the international community to address the issue at the earliest, as it is an extremely sensitive...

Mumbai CCIC arrests Army officer for Chi...

Investigations started in Germany in September 2009, when German Police tracked the IP address to India in respect of some Child Pornography matter. And the Police alerted the Interpol, which through CBI, forwarded the matter  to Mumbai Police. After completing the investigations, the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell raided the flat of the 42 year old lieutenant last week, who was...

CCA issues notices to MSN, Google and Ya...

The Department of Information Technology has informed that the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA), and authority under the then section 69 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 had directed M/s Google India, M/s Yahoo India and M/s Microsoft (MSN Search Engine) to ensure that no advertisements of sponsored links in respect of sex selection appear on search results on their...