cyber crime bill

DPO Nowshera says Mehranullah used to blackmail women on Facebook by uploading fake videos

A four-judge bench was hearing the case regarding campaigns being run on social media aimed at maligning the judiciary

Bill will give govt access to systems of internet users

Opposition condemns certain sections of the bill

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016 has been adopted by Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology

The news that the bill was cleared by the committee was not received with equanimity by the public

The proposed law will now be presented for approval before the upper house

Participants voice concern at interference in privacy

There are ambiguities regarding whether it aims to stomp down on terrorism & hate speech or curb right to free speech

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 will have to be endorsed by Senate to transform it into a set of laws

With the PECB set to power through, the launch of YouTube should not be looked at in isolation

Experts feel the regulatory system, financial and legal, needs to be strong enough to support e-commerce segment

We are better off without the law, as opposed to having one that is ridiculous and draconian

Say current bill is poorly drafted and unrealistic

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill has been approved by NA Standing Committee on IT for debate in parliament

A group of civil society, right bodies and service providers associations has filed a petition in the Upper House

Many of them criticised bill for containing vague language that might invite “arbitrary and subjective interpretation