CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT: OBJECTIVE The consumer protection act was enacted in the year 1986‚ in order to mainly protect the interests of the consumer. There was widespread consumer movement back then. Who is a consumer...? Any individual who buys goods‚ which has been paid or will be paid Hires or avails a service by paying or with credit Goods and services obtained for commercial purposes are not included. Rights of a consumer A consumer has the following rights Right to safety Right to be informed
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DRAFT WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN? THE UNTOLD STORY OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS1 Michal Gilad* Abstract Witness protection programs originated in the 80’s to protect middle-aged Mafia affiliated witnesses. However‚ over the last decade‚ a new generation of witnesses emerged. They are youthful‚ risk taking and vulnerable to intimidation. They are also vital for the effective prosecution of modern forms of crime involving a subculture of juveniles‚ which adults find
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Information Systems Privacy: European data protection rules Abstract In this working paper we are going to analyze the principal changes related to the introduction of the new proposed European data protection rules compared with the actual law‚ which is a set of directives based on the first one of ’95 (Directive 95/46/CE). In addition‚ taking three companies with headquarters in Italy‚ France and Germany‚ we will make a comparison between their protection policies. As a final consideration
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1986 History of 1986 Act :- The consumer protection act‚ 1986 is one of the benevolent social legislation intended to protect the large body of consumer from exploitation. The act has come as a panacea for consumers all over the country and has assumed the shape of practically the most important legislation enacted in the country during the last few years. With the Introduction of this law‚ consumers now feel that they are in a position
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significant issue- safety protection of consumer privacy. People may sometimes need to provide personal information to company when they have transactions with others‚ for example‚ shopping on Internet and doing bank service on Internet. As a result‚ it is easy to expose their personal privacy to public. In view of this‚ it has stirred up much controversy on the ways to protect consumer privacy in e-business. There are several causes of the need of protecting consumer privacy on e-business. First‚
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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 Though consumer is the purpose and most powerful motivating force of production‚ yet at the same time consumer is equally vulnerable segment of the whole marketing system. Attempts have been made to guard the interest of the consumer in a sporadic way till 1986‚ when Government of India enacted a comprehensive legislation-Consumer Protection Act‚ to safe guard the interest of the consumer than ever before. The Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986‚ applies to
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act The United States Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) in 1986 in order to broaden the government’s reach regarding wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping.1 Specifically‚ in addition to the wiretapping of telephone calls‚ this act allows the government
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 [Act No. 68 of Year 1986‚ dated 24th. December‚ 1986] An Act to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers’ disputes and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY 1. Short title‚ extent‚ commencement
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When people think about privacy and the internet‚ what do they think? Do they feel secure? Or‚ do they feel vulnerable when it comes to using the internet at their house or in a public place? The answer to some of these questions may surprise people because some think they are completely safe at home on their home networks. But the truth is‚ your security/privacy is taken advantage of on the daily basis by companies and third parties. In today’s online market‚ some of the best companies do not
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losses in his business. The mobile company and the dealer objected to his claim and contended that the he had used the mobile for his business and so‚ he does not fall under the category of customer and cannot be covered under the Consumer Protection Act. The forum‚ however‚ said that the respondents were "deficient in their services" and had supplied a "defective" mobile to the consumer and ordered them to pay Rs 8‚900 towards the cost of the mobile‚ with an interest of 12% from the date of
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