Myanmar’s military junta has sought to introduce a law prohibiting the use of VPNs in a move to widen its internet censorship. The proposed law stipulates imprisonment of one to three years and fines of up to 5 million Myanmar … Read More
Shailendra Bias v. State of Haryana In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana CRM-M 2326/2015 Before Justice A.B. Chaudhari Decided on May 4, 2017 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case of data theft and criminal breach … Read More
This is the third article in our series on Cyber Security for Lawyers. The idea behind this series is to initiate a discussion on why cyber security is essential for lawyers. In the first article, we talked about best practices from … Read More
India is witnessing an increasing number of cases of missing children. The distressed parents and guardians believe that circulating images of their child will help locate him or her quickly. With that in mind, they take the help of the … Read More
G. Sathish Babu v. State In the High Court of Madras Crl. O.P 9978/2018 Before Justice P.N. Prakash Decided on July 03, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Hacking of source code and stealing confidential information Statutes and Provisions Involved The … Read More
This is the second article in our series on Cyber Security for Lawyers. Through this series, we aim to initiate a discussion on why cyber security is essential for lawyers and suggest best practices for modern-day legal professionals in India. In … Read More
Boominathan v. State In the High Court of Madras Crl. O.P. 17666/2016 Before Justice P. N. Prakash Decided on August 11, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR filed under Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000 along … Read More
Information Technology (IT) has transformed how many industries used to function and businesses were run. To this paradigm shift, the judiciary and legal industry are not exceptions. This article is a part of our series on Cyber Security for Lawyers … Read More
Cryptography has been derived from the Greek word kryptos, which means hidden. It involves converting information in a manner that it can only be read and processed by the intended receivers. Crypt means hidden and graphy means writing. One of … Read More