One of the major threats to our digital lives is the easy access to personal data, a risk often normalised with the belief that “this is just how the internet works.”
Data theft includes saving or sharing private photos or messages, copying personal documents, or taking passwords and OTPs without consent.
Data deletion covers erasing files, emails, chats, or cloud data that do not belong to you. Hacking simply means accessing another person’s account or email without permission, even once.
Malware distribution includes sending or installing tracking or spying apps on someone’s device. Identity misuse involves impersonating someone or using their personal data online without consent.
Under Sections 43 and 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, all of these acts constitute as criminal offences, and their violations will be discussed in the next segment.
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Ithum online eina karing mirin hili hapkhanomeithui kachi akhana, ithumwui maram pailak eina mi katongkhana thei paiya. Chithasalala ithum hili sakda makhuimana, ‘Online li kharingva hithaya” da pailak eina khuihao.
Data theft chikha nana matheila nawui ama, message, document, password kala OTP khuimi kahai.
Data deletion chika nawui file, email katha sashmitmi kahai. Hacking chikha nawui online account kala email katha singmikahai kala malware distribution chikha nawui phone li app makacha, virus katha sangmikahai.
Miikateina na sakharek chili Identity misuse hoya.
Section 43 kala 66 Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 wui athishurda katongkhahi ain na khamachut khayon khamangna kala thukmeida mathang mathang yangngarumsa.
(This article is part of the series Understanding the Law, Accessing Justice (Ain phapkata eina mashun samkaphang). Since this series challenges the exclusivity of legal language, it will also include Tangkhul translations. As a Tangkhul writer, I believe if legal knowledge is meant for everyone, it must be available in the languages people think, feel, and navigate life in. Accessibility cannot be preached without being practiced.)