Define India IT Act 2000.

In India, the cyber laws are enforced through Information Technology Act, 2000 which was notified on 17 October 2000. It's prime purpose was to provide legal recognition to electronic commerce and to facilitate filing of electronic records with the Government, i.e., to provide the legal infrastructure for e-commerce in India.

The Act was later amended in December 2008 through the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008. It provided additional focus on Information Security. It has added several new sections on offences including Cyber Terrorism and Data Protection. The Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008 (IT Act 2008) came into force from October 27, 2009 onwards. Major amendments of IT ACT (2008) included digital signatures, electronic governance, offences and penalties and amendments to other laws.