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NEW DELHI: Noting the complex language of legislations on monitoring
the cyber space, a Parliamentary panel has criticised the government
for not preparing a new set of laws and instead taking a "short cut
route" of making changes in the existing norms.

"The law pertaining to IT should be self-containing and easily
comprehensible to the global village community... Despite the
experience gained in about seven years in the administration of the
IT Law, no effort has been made to bring a new and exclusive
legislation," the Standing Committee on Information Technology said
in a report.

The government has taken a "short cut route" by making changes in
existing legislation and relying on existing Acts, it said.

The Committee observed that the term 'cyber terrorism' has not been
defined anywhere in the IT Act, 2000 or in the proposed amendments.
Similarly, 'child pornography' has also not been mentioned anywhere
in the section on pornography.

"In view of the several manifestations of sexual abuse of children
and its loathsome ramifications, the Committee desires that the act
of grooming the child for sexual relationship through online
enticement or distributing/showing pornography or through any online
means should also be made a criminal offence," it said.

It also called for evolving an omnibus international convention under
the aegis of the United Nations for dealing with cyber crimes against
India from abroad.