WB asks cyber cafe owners to maintain details of users
In order to tackle cyber crime, the West Bengal government has framed new guidelines for onwers of cyber cafes.
By PTI |
KOLKATA: In order to tackle cyber crime, the West Bengal government has framed new guidelines for onwers of cyber cafes.
Cyber cafe owners have been directed to maintain a register and to prohibit unknown persons from using computer terminals, the sources said.
Visitors to cyber cafes should sign a register and also mention their names and addresses, beside their telephone numbers under the directives.
The government guidelines also called for cyber cafe owners to check proof of identity such as voters identity cards, ration cards, driving licence, passport and photo credit cards.
"Activity server log should be preserved in the main server and its record be preserved for at least six months," an official release said.
Suspicious behaviour should be immediately reported to police stations, it said.
The steps were taken following reports that anti-social and anti-national elements were using Internet facilities at cyber cafes.
Cyber cafe owners have been directed to maintain a register and to prohibit unknown persons from using computer terminals, the sources said.
Visitors to cyber cafes should sign a register and also mention their names and addresses, beside their telephone numbers under the directives.
The government guidelines also called for cyber cafe owners to check proof of identity such as voters identity cards, ration cards, driving licence, passport and photo credit cards.
"Activity server log should be preserved in the main server and its record be preserved for at least six months," an official release said.
Suspicious behaviour should be immediately reported to police stations, it said.
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The steps were taken following reports that anti-social and anti-national elements were using Internet facilities at cyber cafes.
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