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Under Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, "intermediary" includes which of the following?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 2(1)(w) of the IT Act sets out an inclusive list of "intermediary".
2. The Lesson 17 reproduction lists telecom providers, NSPs, ISPs, web-hosting service providers, search engines, online payment sites, online-auction sites, online market-places, and cyber cafes.
3. The intermediary is "any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits" that record or provides any service.
4. The other options falsely restrict the field by licensure, business model or accreditation requirements that the Act does not impose.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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