The Information Technology Act was put together after the Government of India discovered the internets in the year 2000. They had suspected its existence for some time, but it was confirmed after a special task force was sent to the UK to study Sir Timothy Berners-Lee. Not wishing to fall behind China, the Indian government then quickly put together a law to guide citizens in cyber space. Since the law was put together in a hurry, the language is slightly loose, and suggests that causing “annoyance” or “inconvenience” could be major crimes.
