This blog is part of the requirements for the PRO 622 course. This Cyber Bully Campaign is a make-believe campaign and is used only for the purpose of this course.
DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997The Act mainly provides for the licensing and regulation of Certification Authorities (CA). CAs issue Digital Signatures and will certify the identity (within certain limits) of a signor by issuing a certificate. The Act also makes a digital signature as legally valid and enforceable as a traditional signature. The Digital Signature Act was brought into force on 1st October 1998. COMPUTER CRIME ACT 1997The Act makes it an offense to: 1. Enter or attempt to enter into computers and computer systems without authorization 2. Damage or alter data/information in computers or computer systems by planting viruses or other means 3. Aid people in doing items 1 & 2 4. Give passwords to people who are not authorized to receive it TELEMEDICINE ACT 1997The Act provides that any registered doctor may practice "telemedicine" but other healthcare providers (such as a medical assistant, nurse or midwife) must first obtain a license to do so. THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997The Copyright (Amendment) Act amends the Copyright Act 1987 to extend copyright law to the new and converged multimedia environment. There is now clear protection accorded to multimedia works. The transmission of copyright works over the Internet now clearly amounts to infringement. Technological methods of ensuring works and authorship info are not altered or removed is also protected. The Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 was brought into force on 1st April 1999. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA ACT 1998The CMA provides for a restructuring of the converged ICT industry. It creates a new system of licenses and defines the roles and responsibilities of those providing communication and multimedia services. Though intended to allow the converged ICT industry to be self-regulating, the Act also provides for the existence of the Communication and Multimedia Commission (the roles and powers of which are more clearly defined by the Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998) as a new regulatory authority to oversee the converged ICT industry. The Communications and Multimedia Act was brought into force on 1st April 1999. THE ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES ACT 2007To facilitate the electronic delivery of government services to the public. | DOWNLOAD |