Information Technology and Society

Indian IT Act –

IT Act का वर्तमान प्रारम्भ 17 अक्टूबर, 2000 को प्रतिपादित किया गया। जिसे IT Act-2000 भी कहा जाता है। यह Act मूल रूप से विभिन्न साइबर अपराध तथा E-Commerce से जुड़े अपराधों से सम्बन्धित है, जिसकी मुख्य धाराएँ व उनका विवरण तथा सजाएँ संलग्न है।

Section	Offence	Penalty
65	Tampering with computer source documents	Imprisonment up to three years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 200,000
66	Hacking with computer system	Imprisonment up to three years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 500,000
66B	Receiving stolen computer or communication device	Imprisonment up to three years, or /and with fine upto Rs. 100,000
66C	Using password of another person	Imprisonment up to three years, or /and with fine upto Rs. 100,000
66D	Cheating using computer resource	Imprisonment upto three years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 100,000
66E	Publishing private images of others	Imprisonment upto three years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 200,000
66F	Acts of cyber terrorism	Imprisonment upto life.
67	Publishing information which is obscene in electronic form.	Imprisonment upto five years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 1,000,000
67A	Publishing images containing sexual acts	Imprisonment upto seven years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 1,000,000
67B	Publishing child porn or predating children online	Imprisonment upto five years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 1,000,000 on first conviction.
		Imprisonment upto seven years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 1,000,000 on second conviction.
67C	Failure to maintain records	Imprisonment upto three years, or/and with fine.
68	Failure/refusal to comply with orders	Imprisonment upto three years, or/and with fine upto Rs. 200,000
69	Failure/refusal to decrypt data	Imprisonment up to seven years and possible fine.
70	Securing access or attempting to secure access to a protected system	Imprisonment upto ten years, or/and with fine.
71	Misrepresentation	Imprisonment upto three years, or/and with fine upto Rs.100,000

Digital Signature –

किसी भी Document या सन्देश को मान्य बनाने के लिए एक विशेष प्रकार का Binary Code है जो कि हस्ताक्षर के अनुरूप ही Document पर लिखा जाता है, Digital हस्ताक्षर कहलाता है। इसको चुराना लगभग असम्भव है तथा इसके द्वारा किसी भी Document को सुरक्षित बनाया जाता है। मूल रूप से इसका प्रयोग इलेक्ट्रोनिक दस्तावेजों को सुरक्षित रूप से भेजने हेतु किया जाता है।

Application of Information Technology in Govt. for E-Governance –

पंजाब –

1.Suwidha (Single User Window Disposal Help Line for Application)

2.TISP (Treasury Information System of Punjab)

3.EEMS (Employment Exchange management System)

4.PAWAN (Punjab wide area network)

आन्ध्रप्रदेश –

1.CARD (Computer-Aided Administration of Registration Department)

2.E-Seva

3.E-Procurement

केरल –

1.FRIENDS

2.Akshaya

गुजरात –

1.Mahiti Shakti

2.SWAGAT (State Wide Attention on Public Grievances by Application of Technology)

राजस्थान –

1.e-Mitra (Jan Mitra – Lok Mitra)

हिमाचल प्रदेश –

1.HIMRIS (Himachal Registration Information System)

2.e-Pension (Pension Disbursement System)

चंडीगढ़ –

1.e-Sampark

2.Gram Sampark-Rural Knowledge Centre

मध्यप्रदेश –

1.Gyandoot

उत्तराखंड –

1.Centralized Utility Approval System (CUAS)

Mobile / Smart Phone :-

एक प्रकार का Mobile Phone जिसमें Processor व आधुनिक Mobile Operating System होता है, यह Smart Phone की श्रेणी में आता है।

Information Kiosks :-

विशेष प्रकार का कम्पयुटर टर्मिनल है जो की Hardware व Software का मिश्रण होता है। जनता को सुविधा/सूचना मुहैया कराने के उद्देश्य से लगाये जाते हैं।