Get to know what the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance-turned-Act is all about. Translation: Voiceover: In this fast-paced life, SMS and emails were what you could rely on in order to get your message across to people in the shortest possible time. But it is a possibility that now, all your time could get consumed in just trying to select the perfect words to type in. Recently, the government has openly asserted that under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, anyone who sends anti-government SMS messages to people can be sent to jail for up to 14 years. Rehman Malik, Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan: Our senior leaders have been complaining that they are being sent indecent texts by unknown senders. Voiceover: With the strict implementation of PECO, internet users will have to be extremely careful about their online activities. This is because now, common actions such as putting others pictures without their consent in forward mails, or on websites including Facebook, creating an email account under a fake name, and sending bulk emails to people without permission are also labeled as crimes and these can lead offenders to jail for five or more years. Also, under PECO, if somebody is caught transmitting viruses, worms and Trojan horses unintentionally, he or she would face jail for five years. Vox-pops: This is wrong. Jokes on SMS are usually for fun. This shouldnt happen! 14 years are too much, and text messages are usually for fun. Voiceover …
Tags: Crime, Cyber, Laws, Pakistan's
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