E-Bill goes to parliament 8 Mar 20028 Mar 2002 WhatsappPrintPDFXLinked-inFacebookMore sharing optionsThe Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Bill is being tabled in parliament and public comment closes on 20 April.The ECT Bill will:give legal recognition to e-mail signaturesprovide consumer protection in e-commerce transactionscriminalise cybercrimeallow the Minister of Communications to take control of what it deems to be “critical databases” - this is controversial and likely to draw fire.Source: ITWeb