Cyber Crime Against Women In India Investigative And Legislative Challenges

The Internet’s increasing scope, the rapid proliferation of ICTs for mobile information and communications technologies) and the wide distribution of social media have created new opportunities. Cyber-VAWG is emerging as a global issue with serious implications for global societies and economies. Cyber-crimes targeting women and children are on rise. 1 In the online world, women and children have been found to be very gullible, with cybercrimes against women and children witnessing a sharp rise in the last few years. Women are usually subjected to cybercrimes such as cyber harassment, online stalking, cyber pornography, cyber defamation, matrimonial fraud and much more. The right to the Internet is a human right, as declared in June 2016 by the United Nations Council on Human Rights. The cyber world as such has a virtual reality where anyone can hide or even falsify their identity, this internet gift is used by the criminally minded to commit wrongdoing and then hide under the internet's blanket. The paper identifies common forms of cyber-crimes against women, such as cyber stalking, cyber pornography, circulating images / morphing, sending obscene / defamatory / annoying messages, online trolling / bullying / blackmailing / threat or intimidation, and email spoofing and impersonation. It recommends further steps that need to be taken to deal holistically and effectively with cybercrimes against women. While India’s Internet population may explode, social network users experience a looming gender imbalance. This can be seen in areas such as the number of internet users, the number of users on Facebook and Twitter, digital literacy and political tweets. Cybercrimes generally incepted by fake ids generated on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites that cause severe harm to women, severe blackmailing, intimidation, bullying, or cheating via messenger messages and email are committed by the perpetrators. Ill-intentioned people commit these cyber-crimes with mischievous intent such as illicit gain, vengeance, insult to a woman's dignity, extort, blackmail, defamation, and steal information.

Cyber Crimes against Women in India reveals loopholes in the present laws and policies of the Indian judicial system, and what can be done to ensure safety in cyberspace. The book is a significant contribution to socio-legal research on online crimes targeting teenage girls and women. It shows how they become soft targets of trolling, online grooming, privacy infringement, bullying, pornography, sexual defamation, morphing, spoofing and so on. The authors address various raging debates in the country such as how women can be protected from cybercrimes; what steps can be taken as prevention and as recourse to legal aid and how useful and accessible cyber laws are. The book provides detailed answers to a wide array of questions that bother scholars and charts a way forward.

Cyberfeminism and Gender Violence in Social Media is a timely and essential book that addresses the increasing violence against women on social media platforms. With the rise of digitalization and the advent of social media, women have been subjected to various forms of violence such as cyberbullying, trolling, and body shaming. This volume compiles research works on the topic of how women fall prey to social networking sites and possible remedial actions to prevent such issues. The book provides an interdisciplinary approach, making it relevant to a wide range of fields such as social science, humanities, technology, and management. It creates awareness among people, especially women, about the prospects of cybersecurity and its impact on their wellness. This book enriches readers about the impact of social media on the general public and how cyber security education can make people more aware of their security and well-being while online. This book is ideal for researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in new and innovative techniques for the safety of people irrespective of their gender. It is a significant contribution to the ongoing conversation on women's rights and violence against them in the digital age.

Vast manpower and resources are needed to investigate cybercrimes. The use of new advanced technologies, such as machine learning combined with automation, are effective in providing significant additional support in prevention of cyber-attacks, in the speedy recovery of data, and in reducing human error. This new volume offers a comprehensive study of the advances that have been made in cybercrime investigations and digital forensics, highlighting the most up-to-date tools that help to mitigate cyber-attacks and to extract digital evidence for forensic investigations to recover lost, purposefully deleted, or damaged files. The chapters look at technological cybersecurity tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, and others for mitigation and investigation.

This volume provides an overview of cyber economic crime in India, analyzing fifteen years of data and specific case studies from Mumbai to add to the limited research in cyber economic crime detection. Centering around an integrated victim-centered approach to investigating a global crime on the local level, the book examines the criminal justice system response to cyber economic crime and proposes new methods of detection and prevention. It considers the threat from a national security perspective, a cybercrime perspective, and as a technical threat to business and technology installations. Among the topics discussed: Changing landscape of crime in cyberspace Cybercrime typology Legal framework for cyber economic crime in India Cyber security mechanisms in India A valuable resource for law enforcement and police working on the local, national, and global level in the detection and prevention of cybercrime, Cyber Economic Crime in India will also be of interest to researchers and practitioners working in financial crimes and white collar crime.

In the era of a fast-changing technically driven society, to make life easy and simple people use various devices. The Internet is one of the easiest and most economical modes of connecting people and businesses across the world. Usually, it is believed that a computer has been used as a medium or instrument for the commission of cybercrimes like trespass, larceny, or conspiracy on the other hand much credence is given to the unique nature of emerging technologies and unique set of challenges, unknown to the existing cyber jurisprudence, such as nature and scope of cybercrimes, intention, and difficulties in locating the offender, jurisdiction and its enforcement. Cyber Crimes are risky for different organizations and people networking on the internet. It poses a great challenge and threat for individuals as well as for society. The objective of the National Conference on Cyber Crime Security and Regulations – 2022 was to examine the emerging cybercrime security and regulation issues and trends in the current scenario. This conference was multidisciplinary in nature and dealt with debatable and relevant issues that the world is facing in cyberspace in the current scenario. This conference provided a platform to legal professionals, academic researchers and consultants an opportunity to share their experiences and ideas through panel discussion and paper presentations across the country and witnessed nearly 150 participations.

Preface “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” Gloria Steinem We all know about gender justice is not new conceptions it was find view of western thinkers Plato, Aristotle, and John Stuart Mill. Principle of gender justice is parameter of the good governance and ideal society. The utilitarian thinker John Stuart Mill described in his book The Subjection of Women, women could not vote. A married woman was not a separate legal entity from her husband, and any property or money she owned came under his governance.A common justification for women’s inferior legal status was that they were morally superior to men, and therefore better restricted to the home, where they would be protected from the polluting influence of public life and could shape the morals of the future generation. Mill argues that this is illogical and against gender justice. The book analyse problem’s regarding women that barrier of gender justice in society like family law, criminal law, and maintains law also, which achieved and protected the conception of gender justice. Achieve justice is fundamental principles of every legal system gender justice is prominent objects of our Indian constitution. For human growth and the attainment of peaceful, just, and inclusive societies, gender justice is essential. It involves putting an end to disparities in the law and in practise between men and women, as well as offering compensation for those disparities. The UNDP adopts a comprehensive strategy to advance gender justice by assisting our national partners in advancing women's rights through legislative and policy changes that address harmful gender stereotypes, prejudices, and practises; disseminating knowledge and information that encourages behaviour change; promoting access to justice for women and enhancing their security; and empowering women as active participants in the process of transforming gender and society. Principles of Sustainable Development goals also estimated gender justice in goal no 4, will be fulfilling by all member state of UNO till 2030. Our Indian constitution incorporated Gender Justice Principles in Article 14, 21, and preamble. Indian judiciary also propounds milestone judgment to implementation of gender justice in country. The book collaborates in many aspect of the gender justice achieved through constitutional law as well as criminal law & personal law.