Information Technology & Cyber Laws notes / PSC Helper / Education notes

 Advantages of Cyber Laws


The IT Act 2000 attempts to change outdated laws and provides ways to deal with cyber crimes. The Act offers the much-needed legal framework so that information is not denied legal effect, validity or enforceability, solely on the ground that it is in the form of electronic records.

The Act has also proposed a legal framework for the authentication and origin of electronic records/communication through digital signature. Companies shall now be able to carry out electronic commerce using the legal infrastructure provided by the Act. Digital signatures have been given legal validity and sanction in the Act.

The Act throws open the doors for the entry of corporate companies in the business of being Certifying Authorities for issuing Digital Signatures Certificates. The Act now allows Government to issue notification on the web thus heralding e-governance.

Under the IT Act, 2000, it shall now be possible for corporates to have a statutory remedy in case if anyone breaks into their computer systems or network and causes damages or copies data. The remedy provided by the Act is in the form of monetary damages, not exceeding Rs.1 crore.


Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell


The Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell is a special unit of the Kerala Police in Kerala, which began operations on the 5th May 2006. It was formed to prevent, detect and defend serious and organized High Technology crimes.

The unit is organized for the purpose to prevent, investigate and prosecute computer and related crimes by working with other government agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, and foreign counterparts.

Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell (HTCEC) is located at Kerala Police Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram. It comprises of highly trained personnel who have been trained in Cyber Forensics by C-DAC.

They are equipped with the state-of-the-art hardware and software to handle any kind of Cyber crime. One of the mandates of the Cell is to train Police Personnel of the District in handling of Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence.

Accordingly, the cyber Cell conducts training of DySPs/CIs/SIs regularly to impart training on the issues. The most commonly reported Crimes (technology induced in our State are Hacking, sending of pornographic mails, distorting social network sites, sending obscene SMS/Mails, Cyber Cheating, Cyber Stalking etc...

Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell is conducting awareness classes on Cyber Crimes among Public/Educational Institutions those who require for the same. The program includes present scenario of cyber related offences, use and misuse of Information Communication Technology, offences and punishments, Do's and Don'ts to be followed by the General Public/students etc...


Activities of Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell


  •   Assistance to the Investigating Agencies
  • Enquiry of petitions received directly
  • Mobile Phone Trace
  • Digital Evidence Collection
  • Storage Media Analysis
  • Call Data Analysis
  • Handling various Website and Internet related Crimes
  • Conducting Awareness Programs among the public including educational institutions

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