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4) That the Government department as intermediary must not conspire or abet or
aide or induce, whether by threats or promise or otherwise in the commission of
the unlawful act.

5) That the Government department must immediately after receiving actual
knowledge, or on being notified by the appropriate Government or its agency
that any information, data or communication link residing in or connected to a
computer resource controlled by the Government department is being used to
commit the unlawful act, must expeditiously remove or disable access to that
material on that resource without vitiating the evidence in any manner.

6) The Government department must also comply with all applicable rules,
regulations and notifications in regard to their activity of providing social media
facilities on its network.

7) That the Government department complies with the Information Technology
(reasonable security practices and procedures & sensitive personal data or
information) Rules, 2011.

8) That the Government department also complies with the Information Technology
(Intermediary guidelines) Rules, 2011.

9) That the Government department also implement reasonable security practices
and procedures as envisaged under Section 43A of the amended Information
Technology Act, 2000.

Under the Information Technology Act 2000, the Central Government has enacted various
rules and regulations which impact social media. Some of the most important in this regard
are as follows:

ix. The Information Technology (reasonable security practices and procedures &
sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 – These rules define for the first
time in independent India what constitutes sensitive personal data. Sensitive
personal data or information of a person means such personal information which
consists of informaLon relaLng to;―

(i) password;

(ii) financial information such as Bank account or credit card or debit card or
other payment instrument details;

(iii) physical, physiological and mental health condition;

(iv) sexual orientation;

(v) medical records and history;

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