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Under Section 43 of the Information Technology Act, who can be held liable for unauthorized access to a computer system ?

  • A.Only licensed IT professionals
  • B.Only corporate entities
  • C.Any person accessing or damaging a system without permission
  • D.Only government employees

Answer: C

Liability extends to any person accessing or damaging a system without permission.

Section 43 of the Information Technology Act makes 'any person' who, without permission of the owner or person in charge, accesses, downloads, introduces a virus into, damages or disrupts a computer, computer system or network liable to pay compensation to the person affected.

The section is not limited to licensed professionals, companies or government employees.

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