HOW INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY LAWS AFFECT
BUSINESS
Anand Desai
Managing Partner, DSK Legal
India
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Overview
• Applicable laws
• Risks
• Mitigation
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Applicable laws
• Contract
authorised / unauthorised
voluntary / involuntary
• Information Technology Act
• Criminal law, including defamation
• SEBI / Stock Exchange compliance
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Risks
• Entering into a binding commitment without
intending to
• Ending up with a non-binding commitment
• “Offers” on a website
• Effect of communication by email – honest or
malafide
• Hacking from the office space
• Inadequate controls
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Mitigation
• Awareness
• Employment Contracts
• Policies
• Checks and balances
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