In the wake of cyber related crimes in the country,A draft bill on cybercrime and computer related crimes now makes it illegal to take and distribute pictures of any person without their consent.
A person convicted of the referred offence will be liable to a fine of not less than sh300000 or face a 3 year imprisonment.That's why you've witnessed cases of instagram being sued for upto sh100 million.Plaintiffs questioning how comes their personal pictures being used as memes.Using someones photo as a meme without their consent or in a way of making fun of them can get you sued.That's why in blogs we always give credit.Using photos you dont own copyrights to is highly discouraged.
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That's applies to phishing.Phishing will attract a fine of sh 500000.The fine can be higher if the cybercrook used the phished info for economic gain.This bill also targets the companies.Firms operating within the country need to up surveillance of what happens on their ICT system.If a company is found guilty of cyber-related crime,the company will be in for it and is subjectable to a fine of sh 50million.
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The bill also covers hate speech and has proposed a five yr jail term or sh 1 million fine.
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