IT Act 2000 was meant to provide a legal framework for information in the form of electronic records. Unfortunately, the Act is silent on the issues of privacy, protection and regulated use of data. The law also does not cover data interception as well as computer forgery.

Nearly a quarter of a million highly skilled, white-collar jobs in the United States — many in the information technology sector — are expected to move abroad each year between now and 2015, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

Economic downturn. Job cuts. Outsourcing. The ever-changing tech landscape. The threats to our tech jobs abound. But there’s good news: you can architect your career to keep your job–and even upgrade it, despite the vagaries of the market.

One of Britain’s biggest services providers threatened on Friday to move jobs to India if the UK government pushed ahead with a plan to impose tax on insurance services from next year.