what is----BLACK HAT HACKERS

A black hat is a person who compromises the security of a computer system without permission from an authorized party, typically with malicious intent. The term white hat is used for a person who is ethically opposed to the abuse of computer systems, but is frequently no less skilled. The term cracker was coined by Richard Stallman to provide an alternative to using the existing word hacker for this meaning.[1] The somewhat similar activity of defeating copy prevention devices in software which may or may not be legal in a country's laws is actually...

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2 Sides of INDIAN Cyber Law or IT Act of INDIA

Cyber laws are meant to set the definite pattern, some rules and guidelines that defined certain business activities going on through internet legal and certain illegal and hence punishable . The IT Act 2000, the cyber law of India , gives the 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. One cannot regard government as complete failure in shielding numerous e-commerce activities on the firm basis of which this industry has got to its...

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Asia Pacific Cyberlaw Forum (APCF)

Asia Pacific Cyberlaw Forum (APCF) is committed to the cause of development of strong, logical and vibrant Cyberlaws in different countries of Asia Pacific. Historically speaking, Internet has been basically a United States phenomenon. The early adoption and widespread usage of Internet by the western world made sure that some of the early Cyberlaws came into being in the western world. Asia Pacific as a region seems to be far behind in the field of enacting Cyberlaws for regulating activities of netizens in cyber space. Barring a handful of countries...

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LINKS WHERE YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS CRIME

                                     INDIAN CYBER LAWS Chapter-I New Delhi, the 9th June, 2000 / Jyaistha 19,1922 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th June, 2000, and is hereby published for general information :- Chapter II DIGITAL SIGNATURE 3. Authentication of electronic records. (1) Subject to the provisions...

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CYBER CRIME-------Cyber Law Cases in India and World

MYSPACE CATCHES A MURDERER MySpace has played an important role in helping Oakland police apprehend a 19-year old man accused of shooting a San Leandro High School football player Greg "Doody" Ballard, Jr. Oakland police had a street name of a suspect and were able to identify Dwayne Stancill, 19 of Oakland from a picture they found on a gang's MySpace page. Police brought the suspect to their headquarters where detectives say he confessed. What was most troubling to investigators was the lack of motive for the killing. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MAHARASTRA...

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