Kathmandu, 30 December : The Development and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives has passed the controversial Information Technology Bill ignoring the concerns of the main opposition and media organizations. The House Panel passed the bill without major changes curtailing freedom of speech online and increase surveillance of personal data.
The Bill proposes severe penalty for offence against state and computer hacking and provisions a fine of Rs. 1.5 million or jail term of five years or both, for posting content on social networking sites that may pose a threat to the country’s soverignty, security, unity or harmony.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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