Cyber Crimes Against Women In India

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.

The book portrays the evolution, or some may consider devolution of the position of women in India, and how society plays a crucial role in it. The relationship between the psyche of the society in general and the individual rights of a woman throughout history is seen to be in a loop, both intricately affecting each other. For example how Sati was acceptable in the earlier days, which was later made illegal and shunned. With the advent of the 21st century, women are faced with a new challenge and to strive for equality, for example, sexual harassment at workplace or cyber crime. The book highlights the journey of women and makes it relevant even to contemporary times as if to show the things women have gone through, the society they are dealing with now and the things to be learned in the future.

"This book investigates cyber crime, exploring gendered dimensions of cyber crimes like adult bullying, cyber stalking, hacking, defamation, morphed pornographic images, and electronic blackmailing"--Provided by publisher.

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 Safe Girl is a handbook, curated to help the netizens to browse the internet responsibly. As the whole world moving online, the need for responsible browsing is very crucial as during the pandemic, there has been a sudden spike in cases of online frauds, scams and threats. This book comprises of 50 cyber crimes, tips and guidelines to stay protected, steps to keep our digital devices and online accounts safe, glossary and attack vectors used by cyber criminals. Moreover, the IT Act, IPC and other relevant acts associated with each of the 50 cyber crimes are explained in detail, to create awareness about the consequences. This book is a must read for every netizen.

Study conducted in Jaipur, capital city of Rajasthan.

Law is a multi-dimensional aspect of modern society that constantly shifts and changes over time. In recent years, the practice of therapeutic jurisprudence has increased significantly as a valuable discipline. Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence Against Women is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly research on the strategic role of jurisprudential practices to benefit women and protect women’s rights. Highlighting a range of perspectives on topics such as reproductive rights, workplace safety, and victim-offender overlap, this book is ideally designed for academics, practitioners, policy makers, students, and practitioners seeking research on utilizing the law as a social force in modern times.

"World Health Organization, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council"--Title page.