As per The Information Technology Act, 2000, “intermediary”, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with re- spect to that record and includes : I. telecom service providers. 53 II. search engines. III. cyber cafes. IV. online-auction sites. Select the correct answer.
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Under S.2(w) of the IT Act, 'intermediary' includes: (I) telecom service providers, (II) network service providers, (III) internet service providers, (IV) web-hosting providers, search engines, online payment sites, auction sites. ALL four categories are included in the broad definition — answer is (D).