Section 69B Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security
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Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ... or informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... through any computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software for cyber security.—
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(1) The Central Government may, to enhance cyber security and for identification, analysis and prevention of intrusion or spread of computerDefined in section 2(i): computer means any electronic, magnetic, optical or other high speed data processing device or system which performs logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by manipulations of electronic, magnetic or optical impulses, and includes all input, output, processing, storage, computer software or communication faciliti... contaminant in the country, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise any agency of the Government to monitor and collect traffic dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ... or informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(2) The intermediary or any person in-charge or the computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software shall, when called upon by the agency which has been authorised under sub-section (1), provide technical assistance and extend all facilities to such agency to enable online accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network or to secure and provide online accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network to the computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software generating, transmitting, receiving or storing such traffic dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ... or informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits....
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(3) The procedure and safeguards for monitoring and collecting traffic dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ... or informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits..., shall be such as may be prescribed.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(4) Any intermediary who intentionally or knowingly contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which any extend to three years and shall also be liable to fineSubstituted by Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, s. 2 and Schedule, dated 11th August, 2023, with effect from 30 November 2023. Earlier read: "three years and shall also be liable to fine"one year or shall be liable to fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(i) "computerDefined in section 2(i): computer means any electronic, magnetic, optical or other high speed data processing device or system which performs logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by manipulations of electronic, magnetic or optical impulses, and includes all input, output, processing, storage, computer software or communication faciliti... contaminant" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 43;
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(ii) "traffic dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ..." means any dataDefined in section 2(o): data means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network, and may be in any form (including computer ... identifying or purporting to identify any person, computer systemDefined in section 2(l): computer system means a device or collection of devices, including input and output support devices and excluding calculators which are not programmable and capable of being used in conjunction with external files, which contain computer programmes, electronic instructions, input data and output data, that performs ... or computerDefined in section 2(i): computer means any electronic, magnetic, optical or other high speed data processing device or system which performs logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by manipulations of electronic, magnetic or optical impulses, and includes all input, output, processing, storage, computer software or communication faciliti... network or location to or from which the communication is or may be transmitted and includes communications origin, destination, route, time, date, size, duration or type of underlying service and any other informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits....