BJP MLA Sangeet Som was charged under Section 66A on 21 September, 2013 for fanning communal tensions by the U.P. Police. Mr. Som had allegedly uploaded a fake video that played a role in provoking…

Gurunath Meiyappan, Vindoo Dara Singh charged under Section 66A on 21 September, 2013 for allegedly being involved in the spot-fixing scandal. The two had allegedly given critical information…

Sanjeev Kumar Jain, an Official at the Insurance Regulator of India (IRDA) was arrested by the police on 15 September, 2013 under Section 66A of the IT Act, on the basis of a complaint made by IRDA…

A youth named Gautam Pandit was arrested by the cyber crime cell of Odisha police on 12 Septermber, 2013 for charges under Section 66A, 66C, and 67 of the IT Act as well as for charges including…

On 11 September 2013, Gaurav Sehgal, a resident of Agra was booked for charges of insulting a woman and for sending offensive information, breach of privacy and misrepresentation under (Sections 66A…

A Nigerian man was sentenced to two years imprisonment on 10 September, 2013 along with fine under inter alia Section 66A and 66D of the IT Act for duping a widow in Aurangabad.

Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director of SFLC.in participated in a discussion on Section 66A and Section 79 of the IT Act, the amendments made to it and the use and misuse of the same, with Madhu…

Do you store passwords to your online accounts (Banks, Emails, Social Networking Sites etc) in the browser ? It is a potential security threat and your passwords can easily be compromised by someone…

A version of this article appeared in The Hoot on Aug 21, 2013 The weekend began with much commentary in the newspapers and on theair commentary about the Supreme Court's supposed failure to save…

Article written by Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC.in about the media coverage on the Mouthshut.com case in the Supreme Court challenging the Information Technology (Intermediaries…

Lingaraj Sahoo, an IIT Professor was arrested on 13 August, 2013 by the Amingaon police under Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 509 (word, gesture or act…

Recent revelations in the media have shown how the US Government has been monitoring digital communications of people across the world through their PRISM program. Some of the biggest internet…