Summary Standing committee for IT approves cybercrime bill
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The controversial Electronic Crime Bill 2015 has been approved by the Standing Committee for Information Technology in its session headed by Captain (retd) Safdar and is all set to be tabled.
Here’s what you need to know what this bill potentially means.
The bill proposes 7 years jail time and Rs 1 crore fine for ‘interfering with sensitive system’
5 years jail time and Rs 1 crore fine on ‘spreading hate material’
14 years jail time and Rs 5 crore fine on ‘cyber terrorism’
2 years jail time and Rs 1 crore fine on electronic fraud
3 years imprisonment and Rs 5 lakh fine upon selling illegal SIMs
3 years jail and Rs 10 lakh fine over placing anyone else’s face on an ‘immoral photo’ and other form of photo manipulation
Illegal access to information can land you in jail for 3 years along with a hefty fine of Rs 5 lakh. This can include accessing blocked websites using proxies
6 months jail time and Rs 1 lakh fine over copying any data illegally
2 years jail time and Rs 5 lakh fine over ‘interference in information systems’
