Electronic Communications and Transactions [No. 4 of 2021
“digital signature” means an electronic signature consisting of a
transformation of an electronic record using an asymmetric
cryptosystem and a hash function such that a person having
the initial untransformed electronic record and the signer’s
public key can accurately determine whether the—
(a) transformation was created using the private key that
corresponds to the signer’s public key; and
(b) initial electronic record has been altered since the
transformation was made;
“domain name” means the alphanumeric designation that is registered
or assigned in respect of an electronic address or other resource on
the internet;
“domain name system” means a system to translate domain names
into IP addresses or other resources;
“ecommerce” means a system which allows a commercial
transaction to be conducted electronically on the internet
or any other network using electronic, optical or similar
media for information exchange;
“electronic” in relation to technology, means having electrical,
digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar
capabilities;
“electronic agent” means a computer program or an electronic or
other automated means used independently to initiate an
action or respond to electronic records or performances in
whole or in part without review or action by an individual
at the time of the action or response;
“electronic communication” means a transfer of signs, signals,
writings, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature
transmitted in whole or in part by radio, electromagnetic,
photo-electronic or photo-optic system, but does not
include—
(a) direct oral communication; or
(b) any communication made through a tone only paging device;
“electronic communications system” means a radio,
electromagnetic, photooptical or photoelectronic facility for
the transmission of electronic communications, and any
computer facility or related electronic equipment, for
electronic storage of those communications;
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