Lahore High Court rules customer data is property, misuse may be criminal
Most outlets led with the Lahore High Court's ruling that customer data entrusted to banks constitutes "property" under the law and that its misuse could amount to criminal breach of trust. One outlet additionally noted the context of a bail plea rejection in a cyber fraud case and described the prosecution's claim of an "organised cyber" element, while another focused more narrowly on the legal classification and potential criminal implications.
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Bank customers' data constitutes 'property', misuse may be criminal, rules LHC
View of the Lahore High Court building. — LHC websiteLHC rejects bank employee's bail plea in cyber fraud case.Court says unlawful use of costumers' data grave offence.Prosecution alleges case involved organised cyber fraud. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled bank...
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Customer data in bank is property, its misuse may be a crime: LHC
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that customer data entrusted to a bank constitutes “property” under the law and its dishonest misuse may amount to criminal breach of trust. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued the ruling granting post-arrest bail to a telecom franchise operator accused in a multi-million-rupee SIM-swap fraud case while refusing bail to a private bank employee. The N...
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