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An employee of a Pune company, without permission of the owner, accesses the company's database and copies customer records for a competitor. Under the Information Technology Act, 2000, which description of the legal position is correct?
Copying customer records without the owner's permission is unauthorised access and data theft under the IT Act, 2000. It can lead to compensation to the affected party and possible criminal liability. A valid login does not authorise misuse, and deletion of data is not required for the wrong.
- AIt amounts to unauthorised access and data theft, attracting compensation to the affected person and possible criminal liabilityCorrect
- BIt is lawful because the employee had a login credential
- CIt is only a civil breach of the employment contract with no IT Act consequence
- DIt is an offence only if the data is deleted afterwards
Explanation
The IT Act covers accessing a computer system or copying data without the owner's permission, giving rise to compensation for damage and, where done dishonestly or fraudulently, criminal liability. Having a login does not equal authorisation for that purpose, and deletion is not a necessary element. The contract breach view ignores the Act.
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