Cyber laws

[exculiber]

Is there such a thing as cyber laws? Scam is rampant online. For fraud victims they are helpless since filing a case against online offenders is a long shot.

[wesley]

Personally I think each country is making up its own specific laws. My opionion is it is going to matter where you live. So if you live in a particular country and you run a site that is illegal in that country, then I think you will start to pay the consequences.

But I also think it will be a long time in coming. I mean countries can't even control street crime let alone something intangible like the internet.

[Nixon1]

Originally Posted by wesley

Personally I think each country is making up its own specific laws. My opionion is it is going to matter where you live. So if you live in a particular country and you run a site that is illegal in that country, then I think you will start to pay the consequences.

But I also think it will be a long time in coming. I mean countries can't even control street crime let alone something intangible like the internet.

you cant start comparing street crime with internet website crimes
you can more easily track a person over the internet and shut down there
site rather than a person selling bootleg copies of movies on the street

[0lgi]

Actually big countries such as USA or UK have really strong laws about internet scams but in 3rd world countries nobody cares what you do online ! Personally i come from a developing country and according to me , our government is really outdated about internet stuff

Olgi

[Ad-money.net]

There is,

It was on BBC the other day cyber terriorises, and yes, they got busted, making bombs to brow us up.

How nice, and then the website got sued.

[robertmias]

Yes thats true. Filing an online case is quite a long shot. Check the FBI Internet Crime Complaint website:

Check "ic3.gov" at google.

Still, is better to try filling it, than nothing. For surely there will be laws in the near future that will be emerging, as a consequence of online crimes.

[tanja]

I think every country has its own cyber low

[Robdale]

Yes, there are the things like cyber laws. Just check out the thread below.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r218...nger-anonymous

[ebosysindia]

Originally Posted by tanja

I think every country has its own cyber low

Hey Tanja,

You absolutely true every country has not common cyber low. We can realized that not only cyber low but there are different different low of different different country.

[stevepeterson]

Hey ebosysinida,

You are right and i agree with you but can you tell me one think why different different laws in different different country ?

Thanks,
Steve

[James00]

Cyberlaws
• The Digital Signature Act 1997, enforced on the 1st of October 1998, is an
enabling law that allows for the development of, amongst others, e-commerce by
providing an avenue for secure on-line transactions through the use of digital
signatures. The Act provides a framework for the licensing and regulation of
Certification Authorities, and gives legal recognition to digital signatures. The
Controller of Certification Authority, who has the authority to license and regulate
Certification Authorities, was appointed on the 1st of October 1998.
• The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which came into effect on the 1st
of April 1999, provides a regulatory framework to cater for the convergence of
the telecommunications, broadcasting and computing industries, with the
objective of, among others, making Malaysia a major global centre and hub for
communications and multimedia information and content services.
• The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission was appointed on
the 1st November 1998 as the sole regulator of the new regulatory regime.
Although regulation in the form of licensing is provided for, one of the
cornerstones of the new regulatory framework is self-regulation by the various
industries, including the ICT and multimedia content industries.
• The Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 which amended the Copyright Act 1987
came into force on the 1st of April 1999, to make unauthorised transmission of
copyright works over the Internet an infringement of copyright. It is also an
infringement of copyright to circumvent any effective technological measures
aimed at restricting access to copyright works. These provisions are aimed at
ensuring adequate protection of intellectual property rights for companies
involved in content creation in the ICT and multimedia environment.
• The Computer Crimes Act 1997, effective as of the 1st of June 2000, created
several offences relating to the misuse of computers. Among others, it deals with
unauthorised access to computer material, unauthorised access with intent to
commit other offences and unauthorised modification of computer contents. It
also makes provisions to facilitate investigations for the enforcement of the Act.
• The Telemedicine Act 1997 is intended to provide a framework to enable licensed
medical practitioners to practice medicine using audio, visual and data
communications. To date, the Telemedicine Act has yet to be enforced.

[johnmartyn]

Originally Posted by stevepeterson

Hey ebosysinida,

You are right and i agree with you but can you tell me one think why different different laws in different different country ?

Thanks,
Steve

Hey Steve,

Answer of your question is too difficult.

[paperkool]

Stuff like this really depends upon what the offense is.
There are a bunch of different offenses to could occur.
The best thing to have is preventative safety.

1. Only deal with reputable people or people who are under a reputable umbrella.

When I deal with any other sources, I call it "calculated risk."

ClickBank, PayPal, Ebay etc. are reputable I really question others.

[renantech]

Yap i agree,i learn a lot of consequences bout cyber law,and it helps and idea for me..thanks to everyone!!!

[keddy1]

hey james where did you get those specified laws.I mean is there any source to know atleast the general laws maintained worldwide.its good to know them,and safe too

[mcmillan]

Cyber law is restricting the Crime through Net. It is a must for all countries like India and all ...
Now a days via through net,email the users are doing the crime like bad thing like sex and abuse things.

[josine]

Is it illegal to provide personal info of people to the customer.

[josine]

Actually is head hunting and col calling for recruitment processes .Is it legal to find such info.?

[Ryley]

In each country there are some police department which are specialized in fighting against cyber criminality... but i never heard about such things as cyber laws

[homemodifications]

Cyber law is restricting the Crime through Net.