CYBERLAW ...... ((Mehran))

Hi my friends .I want to speak about cyber law in malaysia in this post.Cyber laws are the law used to control the behavior of computer users in the country. For your information, there are currently four cyber laws which have been approved by the government of Malaysia which is known as Digital Signature Act 1997, Computer Crimes Act 1997, Telemedicine Act 1997 and Communication and Multimedia Act 1998.

Digital Signature Act 1997

The Digital Signature Act 1997 are used to protect computer user who use electronic communications especially on the Internet.

Digital Signature is a technology to verify the identity of a person using encryption techniques to protect against e-mail forgery. The encrypted code consists of the user’s name and a hash of all the parts of the message.

Telemedicine Act 1997

In Telemedicine Act 1997 stated that only qualified medical practitioners can use telemedicine and that their patient's rights and interests are protected.

Communication and Multimedia Act 1998

By the implementation of Communication and Telecommunication Act 1998 ensures that information is secure, the network is safe, reliable and the service is affordable all over Malaysia.

Computer Crimes Act 1997

Protection against the misuses of computers and computer criminal activities are ensured by the Computer Crimes Act 1997. Such as unauthorized use of program mes, illegal transmission of data or messages over computers and hacking and cracking of computer OP and networks are banned by this law, therefore to those who disobey this law can be charged on the court.