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Ritu Enterprises, a Delhi firm, uses the internet to let its employees reach the company's private network securely from home through an encrypted tunnel. A cyber-law advisor notes that if an employee uses this connection to hack a competitor's server, the Information Technology Act, 2000 still applies. Which statement is correct about the technology and the law?

A VPN is a secure logical private network built over a public network using encryption and tunnelling. It does not shield anyone from the IT Act, 2000, so hacking a competitor's server through it remains an offence of unauthorised access.

  1. AA VPN makes the connection a physically private WAN, so the IT Act does not apply to acts done through it
  2. BA VPN creates a secure logical private network over a public network, and unauthorised access to a computer resource remains an offence under the IT ActCorrect
  3. CA VPN is a type of PAN, so liability rests only with the internet service provider
  4. DA VPN converts the internet into a LAN, so only the employer's internal policy governs the conduct

Explanation

A Virtual Private Network uses encryption and tunnelling to create a logical private link over a public network; it is not a physically separate network. Using a VPN does not exempt a person from the IT Act, which penalises unauthorised access to or damage of computer systems. The other options wrongly claim technology changes legal applicability or network type.

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