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Centre set to revamp IT Act
Why is it in the news?
- The Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government will soon kick-start the process of revamping the nearly 20-year old Information Technology Act, 2000.
- Aim: To bring it in tune with the technological advancements with a focus on stronger framework to deal with cybercrimes.
More in the news
- An expert committee will be set up with members from the government as well as the industry for discussion on the new IT Act.
- Reason behind the revamp:
(1) The IT Act is 20 years old, and during this time, the IT ecosystem has developed beyond recognition.
(2) New technology has become very pronounced, the whole ecosystem of consumers has changed vastly and so have the challenges.
(3) Today, in India, technology has become the centre of digital payment and delivery of services such as GST and UPI.
(4) This also raises the question of misuse [of technology].
Source
The Hindu