Activity/Assessment (Week1)

1. What is the legislative agenda of the government in passing the E-Commerce Act?

2. Is an SMS / text message an electronic data message? Why? Why not?

3. Can an SMS / text message be an electronic document? If yes, when? Why not?

4. When may a person’s electronic image be deemed his electronic signature?

5. Give an example of an electronic document by which a right is established.

6. Give an example of an electronic document by which an obligation is extinguished.

7. Give an example of an electronic document by which a fact may be proved and affirmed.

8. Ben was required by his employer to submit a copy of his birth certificate to the HR Office. He
emailed a copy of the required document. The HR officer complained that his submission is not
valid for being illegible, not to mention it was just emailed. What will you advise Ben? Cite
relevant provisions of law.

9. Anne ordered some goods online from XYZ for which she was later requested to confirm her
purchases. Anne confirmed online. Upon delivery of the goods, Anne refused to accept on the
ground that she has not yet received by post XYZ’s request for confirmation. What will you
advise Anne? Cite relevant provisions of law.

10. Chad received a malicious email purporting to have been sent by his office mate Emily using a
fictitious email account. When confronted by Chad, Emily denied and asserted that all her
communications to Chad were official and used her office email address. What will you advise
Chad? Cite relevant provisions of law.