Information Technology Acts BIS/220 Introduction to Computer Application and Systems 22 October 2012 Information Technology Acts Often when governments pass laws and acts‚ it is to serve better the people within their country or jurisdiction at that moment as well as the foreseeable future. However with the quickly changing technology of today it is not always possible to pass laws that last very long when it aimed at controlling or monitoring certain technology. In the last few decades the
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The Human Rights Act 2000 The Human Rights Act is a protective Bill of Rights. It started life at the end of the Second World War to prevent further atrocities against humanity‚ from happening. The Convention was drawn up by the Council of Europe to promote peace‚ equality and basic human rights‚ and it has evolved over the years. The human rights contained in British law are based within the “rights and freedoms” of the European Convention of Human Rights and these include: The right to life
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June 10 2011 Privacy Act versus Right to Information Act M S Siddiqui Democracy is a pre-condition for good governance and effective democratic institutions are essential for democratising the society‚ ensure human rights and free flow of information. Democracy cannot flourish in the absence of good governance. The economic development is also linked to democracy. Democracy works properly with transparency and accountability. The free flow of information has a precondition to protect
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About Right to Information 1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act‚ 2005. 2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4‚ sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5‚ sections 12‚ 13‚ 15‚16‚ 24 ‚ 27 and 28 shall come into force at once‚ and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment. When does it come into force
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privacy verses national security to the forefront. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA) currently up for reauthorization in Congress is an excellent example of another implementation of this debate. Some members of Congress argue that the bill does not do enough to protect privacy however‚ when looking over the provisions and history of the FAA there should be no debate about its ability to effectively gather valuable information while appropriately respecting privacy interests. The FAA should be reauthorized
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The Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1998 as a measure to assist in the protection and privacy of children on the Internet by limiting data collection (Bélanger‚ Crossler‚ Hiller‚ Park‚ & Hsiao‚ 2013; Park & Mo Jang‚ 2014). Matecki (2010) however noted that various entities have considered COPPA ineffective due to methods to circumvent measures designed to protect children. The regulation is only designed to protect children under the age
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The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy‚ it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the EU data protection directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people’s fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy
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Information Technologies Acts Jay Witter BIS/220 5/3/2013 Sharyn Deeringer Information Technologies Acts Have you ever been sitting at home relaxing when the phone rings and it is a telemarketer on the other line trying to sell you something? You didn’t reach out to the company on the other line prompting this intrusion. Most of the time‚ you don’t even want the product they are selling. This is an issue that has plagued millions of people across the United States since
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT RATHER THAN GIVING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY‚ GIVES RISE TO MORE CYBER CRIMES SUBMITTED BY: Mehal Dhongade -61 Aditi Mukne -71 Reema Mangtani -63 Divya Shriyan-73 Richard D’Souza -65 Vinaya Saraf -75 Ritu Sharma -67 Hashmit Virdi-77 Reema D’Souza -69 Karan Patel -79 Mumbai Educational Trust Bandra (West)‚ Mumbai. PGDM e-Business 2014-16 INDEX 1 Introduction 2 The Information Technology Act 2000 3 The IT Amendments Act 2008 4 Key Terms 5 Role of IT in the Banking Sector
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The data protection act of 1998 was implemented in march 2000. Personal data qualifies as any information that relates to an individual in which everybody has a right to access their own. The data protection act allows individuals to feel secure and protected and deprived of any worry or stress by leaving the responsibility of their personal information in the hands of a professional. The data protection act meets legal and regulatory requirements‚ including record keeping. Personal data stored on
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