Computer Science
Assertion (A): IT Act 2000 provides legal recognition to electronic commerce.
Reasoning (R): IT (Amendment) Act 2008 provides additional focus on information security.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation
The Information Technology Act, 2000 is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce. A major amendment was made to the IT Act in 2008. It introduced section 69, which gave authorities the power of "interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource".
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