Exam CIPP-A topic 1 question 57 discussion

Information Technology Act, 2000 Provide legal recognition to electronic records and digital signatures: The Act aims to give legal validity and enforceability to 1. Electronic records 2. And digital signatures at par with physical documents and handwritten signatures. 3. cybercrime and e-commerce This enables e-governance and e-commerce. In accordance with A 19(2), the IT Act contains numerous provisions that can be used to censor online content – notably in Sections 66A, 69A and 79. Most tellingly almost all these instances involve executive action with no system of judicial oversight – in fact under Section 79, the law actively encourages private censorship.

Should be B. The Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act) primarily focuses on issues such as digital signatures, electronic transactions, and cybersecurity procedures. However, censorship limitations are not a central focus of this legislation.