What is Cyber laws
Cyber laws are legal regulations to control cyber crimes. Millions of users are dependent on the Internet all over the world and crimes are possible in the cyber space.
Cyber Crime
Cyber Crime or computer crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. Cyber crimes are defined as: "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (Chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones (SMS/MMS)". Cyber crimes can also refer to unauthorized access or modification to computer materials.
Activities such as spam, fraud
(mail, chat, etc.), threats, harassment, etc. are some of the cyber crimes
popular today. When communicating through Chat, Mail or forums, extra care must
be taken to avoid falling into traps. Never respond to chat, mail or electronic
messages that are suspicious or fraudulent in nature; for example, you may receive
a mail that could promise financial benefits without any efforts which in turn might
be a scam. Several unethical & illegal things happen on the Internet.
Activities such as cheating, fraud, misappropriation, piracy, defamation, pornography,
hacking, planting viruses, IPR thefts, copyright violations, threats, etc. are committed
through the Internet today. These activities are treated as cyber crimes and involving
in such activities could lead to severe punishments.
Defamation
In layman’s language, defamation means making false statement(s) about someone or something which results in spoiling the reputation of the individual, business, product, group, etc. Defamation can be either, slander (verbal) or libel (written). Both slander and libel ways of defamation are considered to be punishable offences; depending on the severity, the punishment could be severe. In short, it is illegal and unethical to practice defamation and never should be encouraged.
Cyber Laws
To maintain the Internet as a safe place for all, laws and regulations are required. Laws & regulations that cover the Internet & the World Wide Web are referred to as Cyber laws. Cyber law or Internet law is a term that summarizes the legal issues related to use of the Internet. It is less a distinct field of law than intellectual property or contract law, as it is a domain covering many areas of law and regulation. It includes internet access and usage, privacy, freedom of expression, and jurisdiction etc.
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