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Transcript of Cyber Laws In Pakistan
Cyber Laws in Pakistan
Presenting By: Taha Mehmood
Agenda
Cyber Crime
Cyber Laws
Cyber laws in Pakistan
Electronic Transaction Ordinance 2002 Overview Sections
Agenda
Electronic Crimes Bill 2007 Overview Sections
Opportunity for Business Flexible Storage IT and Telecom professional salaries Data Storage Seriousness
Criticism
Cyber Crime
Activity in which computers or networks are a tool, a target, or a place of criminal activity.
Cyber crime also stated as any use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as Committing fraud Stealing identities Violating privacy
It is also include traditional crimes in which computers or networks are used to enable the illicit activity.
As the computer has become central to commerce, entertainment, and government.
Cyber crime has grown in importance.
Examples:
E-mail account of a Federal Minister is hacked. Credit cards frauds reach to an alarming level. Visiting CEOs of Multinational Companies gets
threatening E-mails. Financial institutions are the favourite targets of
Cyber criminals --- worstly effecting the technologicalprogress in the area of e –Commerce.
Cyber Laws
The legal issues related to use of communications technology, particularly "cyberspace", i.e. the Internet.
It is an intersection of many legal fields, like: Intellectual property, Privacy
Cyber laws is an attempt to apply laws designed for the physical world to human activity on the Internet
Cyber Laws in the World
Electronic Commerce Act (Ireland) Electronic Transactions Act (UK, USA,
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Hong
Kong) Information Technology Act (India) Information Communication Technology Act
Draft (Bangladesh)
Cyber Laws in Pakistan
There are different law are promulgated in Pakistan. These laws not only deal with crime of Internet These deal with all dimensions related to computer
& networks. Two of them are most known. They are:
Electronic Transaction Ordinance 2002 Electronic / Cyber Crime Bill 2007
Electronic Transaction Ordinance 2002 Overview
The Electronic Transactions Ordinance (ETO), 2002, was the first IT-relevant legislation created by national lawmakers.
A first step and a solid foundation for legal sanctity and protection for Pakistani e-Commerce locally and globally.
Laid the foundation for comprehensive Legal Infrastructure. It is heavily taken from foreign law related to cyber crime.
Pre-ETO 2002
No recognition of electronic documentation No recognition of electronic records No recognition of evidential basis of
documents/records Failure to authenticate or identify digital or electronic
signatures or forms of authentication No online transaction could be legally binding Electronic Data & Forensic Evidence not covered.
No Rules
Sections There are 43 sections in this ordinance It deals with following 8 main areas relating to e-
Commerce. Recognition of Electronic Documents Electronic Communications Digital Signature regime and its evidential consequences Web Site & Digital Signatures Certification Providers Stamp Duty Attestation, notarization, certified copies Jurisdiction Offences
Important Sections are: 36. Violation of privacy information
gains or attempts to gain access to any information system with or without intent to acquire the information Gain Knowledge Imprisonment 7 years Fine Rs. 1 million
37. Damage to information system, etc. alter, modify, delete, remove, generate, transmit or store
information to impair the operation of, or prevent or hinder access to,information knowingly not authorised Imprisonment 7 years Fine Rs. 1 million
38. Offences to be non-bailable, compoundable and cognizable All offences under this Ordinance shall be non-bailable,
compoundable and cognizable.
39. Prosecution and trial of offences. No Court inferior to the Court of Sessions shall try any
offence under this Ordinance.
Post ETO 2002
Electronic Documentation & Records recognized
Electronic & Digital forms of authentication & identification given legal sanctity
Messages through email, fax, mobile phones, Plastic Cards, Online recognized.
Electronic/Cyber Crime Bill 2007
Overview
“Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2007″ is in force now
It was promulgated by the President of Pakistan on the 31st December 2007
The bill deals with the electronic crimes included: Cyber terrorism Data damage Electronic fraud Electronic forgery Unauthorized access to code Cyber stalking Cyber Spaming
It offers penalties ranging from six months imprisonment to capital punishment for 17 types of cyber crimes
It will apply to every person who commits an offence, irrespective of his nationality or citizenship.
It gives exclusive powers to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate and charge cases against such crimes.
Punishments
Under this law there are defined punishment for the offence.
Every respective offence under this law has its distinctive punishment which can be imprisonment or fine.
Offence Imprisonment (years) Fine
Criminal Access 3 3 Lac
Criminal Data Access 3 3 Lac
Data Damage 3 3 Lac
System Damage 3 3 Lac
Electronic Fraud 7 7 Lac
Electronic Forgery 7 7 Lac
Misuse of Device 3 3 Lac
Unauthorized access to code 3 3 Lac
Malicious code 5 5 Lac
Defamation 5 5 Lac
Cyber stalking 3 3 Lac
Cyber Spamming 6 months 50,000
Spoofing 3 3 Lac
Pornography 10 -----
Cyber terrorism Life 10 Million
Sections
Data Damage: Whoever with intent to illegal gain or cause harm
to the public or any person, damages any data, shall come under this section.
Punishment: 3 years 3 Lac
Electronic fraud: People for illegal gain get in the way or use any
data, electronic system or device or with intent to deceive any person, which act or omissions is likely to cause damage or harm.
Punishment: 7 years 7 Lac
Electronic Forgery: Whoever for unlawful gain interferes with data, electronic
system or device, with intent to cause harm or to commit fraud by any input, alteration, or suppression of data, resulting in unauthentic data that it be considered or acted upon for legal purposes as if it were authentic, regardless of the fact that the data is directly readable and intelligible or not.
Punishment: 7years 7 Lac
Malicious code: Whoever willfully writes, offers, makes available,
distributes or transmits malicious code through an electronic system or device, with intent to cause harm to any electronic system or resulting in the theft or loss of data commits the offence of malicious code.
Punishment: 5 years 5 Lac
Cyber stalking: Whoever with intent to harass any person uses computer,
computer network, internet, or any other similar means of communication to communicate obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, picture or image.
Make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature Threaten any illegal or immoral act Take or distribute pictures or photographs of any person
without his consent or knowledge Commits the offence of cyber stalking.
Spamming: Whoever transmits harmful, fraudulent, misleading, illegal or unsolicited electronic messages in bulk to any
person without the express permission of the recipient, involves in falsified online user account registration or
falsified domain name registration for commercial purpose commits the offence of spamming.
Punishment: 6 month 50,000
Spoofing: Whoever establishes a website, or sends an
electronic message with a counterfeit source intended to be believed by the recipient or visitor or its electronic system to be an authentic source
with intent to gain unauthorized access or obtain valuable information
Later, Information can be used for any lawful purposes commits the offence of spoofing.
Cyber terrorism: Any person, group or organization who, with terroristic
intent utilizes, accesses or causes to be accessed a computer or
computer network or electronic system or device or by any available means,
knowingly engages in or attempts to engage in a terroristic act commits the offence of cyber terrorism.
Punishment Whoever commits the offence of cyber terrorism and
causes death of any person shall be punished with death Or imprisonment for life, and with fine Otherwise he shall be punishable with imprisonment of ten
years or with fine ten million rupees
Opportunity for Business
Flexible Storage
IT and Telecom professional salaries
Data Storage Seriousness
Criticism
There are seemingly 21 ‘cyber’ issues covered in this Bill
It may seem to cover all aspects of the new digital era.
But detailed look shows quite the contrary. Practically in all issues the government has
gone the extra mile to reinvent a new definition, significantly deviating from the internationally accepted norms.
There seems to be an elaborate play of words within the document
allow room for the regulating body (FIA) to confuse and entrap the innocent people
The FIA, has been given complete and unrestricted control to arrest and confiscate material as they feel necessary
A very dangerous supposition Safeguards and Protection
One example of the hideous nature of the bill: The Government has literally attempted to insert a new
word in the English language. The word TERRORISTIC is without doubt a figment of their
imagination vocabulary Hence they attempt to define the word, quite literally
compounding the problem at hand They have actually defined what real-life terrorism might be But fail to explain what they mean by the word Cyber in
cyber terrorism. the concern is that there happens to be no clear-cut
explanation on how a Cyber Terrorism crime is committed.
Special Agency
Federal Intelligence Agency NR3C
(National Response Center for Cyber Crimes) Sindh Police –Cyber Cop
NR3C
Require any person where:–reasonable technical and other assistance–require any person to such decrypt information
• Obstruction–1 year imprisonment–1 hundred thousand rupees
NO JUDICIAL SAFEGUARD
Top Ten Victims The 2007 Internet Crime Report cites the top ten
countries by amount of perpetrators of online crime In descending order
United States United Kingdom Nigeria Canada Romania Italy Spain South Africa Russia Ghana
Facts & Figures
Americans reported losses of US$240 million from global cyber-crime in 2007 A $40 million increase from 2006
The I3C received 206,884 complaints of online fraud in 2007 a decrease from the previous year’s 207,492
complaints and over 231,000 complaints in 2006.
Facts & Figures
The United Kingdom is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the United States.
The UK Cybercrime report: There were 850,000 instances of sex crimes
where individuals were ‘cyberstalked’ or received unwanted sexual approaches and paedophiles grooming underage children for sex.
There were 207,000 financial frauds committed last year - up more than 30 percent on a similar study in 2005 and eclipsing outstripping the 199,800 offline frauds.
There were 92,000 cases of identity theft 144,500 cases of hacking into another PC.
Crimes Reported in Pakistan
A total of 57 cases have been registered under the ETO 2002 in the years 2005 & 2006.
Offences 2006 2005 Total
IPR Crimes 14 20 34
Spurious Drugs 37 30 67
Cyber Crimes 33 24 57
Counterfeit Currencies 7 2 9
Others 105 148 253
Total: 196 224 420
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