Panaji (Goa): The North Goa Magistrate has strict asked the owners of Cyber Cafes in the district to prohibit the use of Cyber Café by unknown persons whose identity has not been established. The cyber café owners are also instructed to maintain a register for identity of the visitor / user and get an entry in that latter’s handwriting giving name, address, telephone number and identity proof. “The visitor / user should also sign the register kept for this purpose, the identity of the visitor / user should be established through Government Identity Card only; like Voter Card, Driving License, Smart Card, Passport etc. Activity server log should preserved in the main server and its record should be preserved for atleast six months, if any activity of the visitor is of suspicious nature, the owner of Cyber Cafe should immediately inform the nearest Police Station and the Police Control Room,” reads the order, which is valid for a period of 60 days. 

The magistrate has reiterated to maintain records of specific computer used by each visitor /user and install CCTV cameras at the entry point of each cyber café.

The advisory that comes every 60 days to ensure safety in view of repeated terror threats to the coastal tourist state, particularly every tourist season.