CyberLawTimes Monthly Newsletter February 2008

Setback for Indian Cyber Law – A shame

Lakshmana Kailash K, a computer engineer, was wrongly arrested from his home in Bangalore in August 2007 for having defamed Shivaji on Orkut.com, he was tracked with the help of information shared by ISP, Bharti Airtel. He was taken to Pune and put behind bars, where he spent 50 days, 3 weeks after real culprits were nabbed.

Techie has recently hit back with a legal notice on telecom giant Bharti Airtel, principal secretary (Home) Maharashtra government and assistant commissioner of police (financial & cyber crime unit), Pune police demanding Rs 20 crore in damages for illegal detention.

– HC restrains cyber squatter from using Anil Ambani’s name
– Google helps cops nab student
– Mumbai housewives find names on sex website
– Bush To Request $6 Billion to Combat Cyber-Terrorism
– Bills Would Recognize, Prosecute Cyber Bullying
– Web retailers expose cyber-squatting epidemic
– Greece: Cyber-crime laws scrutinised
– Taiwan Says China Accounts for Most Cyber Attacks
– Internet boosts organized crime in Australia
– Word “CyberLaw” TradeMarked in USA ???
– CIA Tells Of Cyber Blackout Attack
– Cyber-espionage, phishing among top threats to information security
– Canada: Cyber attack hits bank websites
– High Court approves software patents
– Cyber Crime Ordinance Promulgated by the PAK President
– Sri Lanka chief justice calls for regional e-commerce law application

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