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The Economic Times
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Supreme Court asks Centre to consider mechanism against cybercrime and digital harms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider a representation seeking remedial measures to address serious forms of cybercrime, including threats of physical violence, disclosure of private information and non-consensual intimate content.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a PIL filed by Narendra Kumar Goswami, who appeared in person, seeking the creation of an effective supervisory mechanism to deal with grave unlawful digital harms.

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