Diploma in Understanding Social Media and Information Security Law in India

Information security is an aspect of cybersecurity. It entails the protection of the online information held by the entities from cybercrimes or cyber-attacks. It becomes imperative for organizations to take information security measures in the era of the Internet.

When we talk about the Internet and the security regime surrounding it, the mention and significance of social media become very relevant. As more individuals are getting virtually connected to each other and sharing the updates of their day-to-day activities on social media platforms, the aspects of privacy and data protection cannot be ignored. Ensuring the privacy of users has become moreover important after the Puttaswamy judgement of the Indian Supreme Court which declared right to privacy as a fundamental right under the rubric of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.

Therefore, taking into account the significance of privacy, data protection and information security, on specifically social media platforms, the Diploma in Understanding Social Media and Information Security Law in India is brought to you by one of the eminent law firms in the field in India, Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants in association with Enhelion. It provides an overview of the Indian legislations relating to privacy, data protection, information security and social media regulation, by means of video lectures.

According to our policy, the course fee will not be refunded.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online submission of assignment.

The curriculum has been designed to provide a basic understanding of various legal issues with respect to the use of Internet i.e. the privacy concerns, intellectual property issues, and the liabilities of an intermediary, among other things, with special focus on privacy in social media.

The following are the modules which are covered under the course [Video lectures only]-

• Module 1: Law and Policy in Indian Cyberspace
• Module 2: Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
• Module 3: Data Protection, Privacy and Corporate Compliance: The Law and Emerging Trends in India
• Module 4: The E-Policy Handbook
• Module 5: Intermediary Liability
• Module 6: Internet Law Regulation
• Module 7: The Information Technology Act
• Module 8: Social Media
• Module 9: Comparative Analysis of International Legislations

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluating the process of learning through its courses.

The enrollee will be evaluated based on two Project Assignments, which would test the analytical understanding of the topics covered in the video lecture.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can choose to undergo the evaluation process as and when you are ready for the same.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure an overall minimum of 40 percent in the Project Assignments.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.