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Which statement about section 69B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is correct?

Section 69B lets the Central Government, by notification, authorise a Government agency to monitor and collect traffic data for cyber security, and intermediaries must extend technical assistance. Traffic data includes origin, destination and time, and knowing refusal attracts imprisonment up to one year or fine, or both.

  1. AThe Central Government may authorise any Government agency to monitor and collect traffic data to enhance cyber security, and intermediaries must give technical assistance when called uponCorrect
  2. BAny private body corporate may monitor traffic data of competitors for cyber security without notification
  3. CTraffic data excludes the origin, destination and time of a communication
  4. DAn intermediary who knowingly refuses assistance is liable only to a civil penalty and no imprisonment

Explanation

Section 69B(1) allows the Central Government, by notification, to authorise a Government agency to monitor and collect traffic data, and 69B(2) obliges intermediaries to assist. Traffic data expressly includes origin, destination, route and time. Sub-section (4) provides imprisonment up to one year or fine, or both, for knowing contravention.

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