About Section 66A of Information Technology

Did U know about Section 66 (A) of Information Technology (IT) Act ? 

 

If No Read It Must 

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Indian government unveils guidelines to prevent misuse of IT Act Yielding to public protests on the recent controversial arrest of some persons for their Facebook posts, government came out with guidelines Only officers of Inspector General of Police (IGP) ranks will be allowed to permit registration of a case for offences under the Information Technlogy (IT) Act relating to spreading hatred through electronic messages in a bid to prevent the misuse of the legislation. Currently, a police station in-charge or an inspector can register a case under the said provision under Section 66 (A) of Information Technology (IT) Act that deals with spreading hatred through electronic messages. Section 66A says: "Any person who sends by means of a computer resource or a communication device any information that is grossly offensive or has menacing character; or any information which he knows to be false, but for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, or ill-will, persistently makes by making use of such computer resource or a communication device, any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years

 

So be aware of the above mentioned guidlines before YOU HACK N ROLL