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Which statement correctly distinguishes Section 69B from Section 43A of the IT Act, 2000?

Section 69B empowers authorised Government agencies to monitor and collect traffic data for cyber security, with intermediaries bound to assist. Section 43A makes a negligent body corporate handling sensitive personal data liable to pay compensation for wrongful loss or gain. They address different subjects and remedies.

  1. ASection 69B concerns compensation for failure to protect sensitive personal data, while Section 43A concerns authorised monitoring of traffic data
  2. BBoth sections apply only to the Central Government agencies
  3. CSection 69B authorises Government agencies to monitor traffic data for cyber security, while Section 43A makes a negligent body corporate liable to pay compensation for failing to protect sensitive personal dataCorrect
  4. DBoth sections prescribe imprisonment for body corporates

Explanation

Section 69B is an enabling power for cyber security monitoring with an intermediary duty to assist. Section 43A creates liability to pay damages by way of compensation where a body corporate is negligent in maintaining reasonable security practices and causes wrongful loss or gain. Option A reverses the two.

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