Online & personal data

අන්තර්ජාලය සහ පුද්ගලික දත්ත · இணையம் மற்றும் தனிப்பட்ட தரவு

Hacking, scams, harmful posts, privacy

Situations

• Your social media or email was hacked · ඔබේ සමාජ මාධ්‍ය හෝ ඊමේල් ගිණුම හැක් කර ඇත · உங்கள் சமூக ஊடக அல்லது மின்னஞ்சல் கணக்கு ஹேக் செய்யப்பட்டது
• Someone posted false or harmful content about you · යමෙක් ඔබ ගැන අසත්‍ය හෝ හානිකර දේ පළ කළා · ஒருவர் உங்களைப் பற்றிப் பொய்யான அல்லது தீங்கான உள்ளடக்கத்தைப் பதிவிட்டார்
• Someone shared or threatens to share your private photos · යමෙක් ඔබේ පෞද්ගලික ඡායාරූප බෙදා ගත්තා හෝ බෙදා ගන්නා බවට තර්ජනය කරයි · ஒருவர் உங்கள் தனிப்பட்ட படங்களைப் பகிர்ந்தார் அல்லது பகிர்வதாக அச்சுறுத்துகிறார்
• You were cheated in an online scam · ඔබ මාර්ගගත වංචාවකට හසු වුණා · நீங்கள் இணைய மோசடியில் ஏமாற்றப்பட்டீர்கள்
• Your bank card was used without permission · ඔබේ බැංකු කාඩ්පත අවසරයකින් තොරව භාවිත කළා · உங்கள் வங்கி அட்டை அனுமதியின்றிப் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது
• A company misused your personal data · ආයතනයක් ඔබේ පුද්ගලික දත්ත අවභාවිත කළා · ஒரு நிறுவனம் உங்கள் தனிப்பட்ட தரவைத் தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தியது

Acts, ordinances and regulations

• Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 — Sets rules for how organisations collect and use personal data and gives people rights over their data.
• Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 2025 — Lets the Minister set start dates by gazette, sets a one-month reply time for data requests, and changes overseas transfer rules.
• Extraordinary Gazette No. 2498/16 (22 July 2026) — Brings key parts of the Personal Data Protection Act into force from 1 January 2027.
• Computer Crime Act, No. 24 of 2007 — Makes hacking, damaging data, intercepting communications and dealing in stolen data crimes.
• Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 — Creates the Online Safety Commission and offences for harmful false statements, online cheating, harassment and child abuse online.
• Online Safety (Amendment) Bill (2024) and Online Safety (Repeal) Bill (2025) — Proposals to change or repeal the Online Safety Act. They are not law unless passed by Parliament.
• Electronic Transactions Act, No. 19 of 2006 (amended by Act No. 25 of 2017) — Gives legal recognition to electronic documents, records and signatures.
• Payment Devices Frauds Act, No. 30 of 2006 — Makes it a crime to make, use or trade fake or stolen cards, card numbers and PINs.
• Penal Code (Ordinance No. 2 of 1883) — General crimes such as cheating, extortion, criminal intimidation and sexual harassment also apply online.
• Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979 — Sets how police investigate and how cases go to court, including computer crime cases.