Cyber law (IT law) in india and importance of cyber law

cyber law



Definition:


Cyber Law also called IT Law is the law regarding Information-technology including computers and internet. It is related to legal informatics and supervises the digital circulation of information, software, information security and e-commerce.

 Cyber law is the part of the overall legal system that deals with the Internet, cyberspace, and their respective legal issues. Cyber law covers a fairly broad area, encompassing several subtopics including freedom of expression, access to and usage of the Internet, and online privacy.




Importance of Cyber Law:
  1. It covers all transaction over internet.
  2. It keeps eyes on all activities over internet.
  3. It touches every action and every reaction in cyberspace.











Advantages of Cyber Law:
  • Organizations are now able to carry out e-commerce using the legal infrastructure provided by the Act.
  • Digital signatures have been given legal validity and sanction in the Act.
  • It has opened the doors for the entry of corporate companies for issuing Digital Signatures Certificates in the business of being Certifying Authorities.
  • It allows Government to issue notification on the web thus heralding e-governance.
  • It gives authority to the companies or organizations to file any form, application or any other document with any office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled by the suitable Government in e-form by means of such e-form as may be prescribed by the suitable Government.
  • The IT Act also addresses the important issues of security, which are so critical to the success of electronic transactions.



















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