WOMEN AS A VICTIM AND SURVIVOR IN CYBERCRIMES
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With the advent of technology, cybercrime and victimization of women are on the high and it poses as a major threat to the security of a person as a whole. Cybercrime against women in India is relatively a new concept. When India started her journey in the field of Information Technology, the priority was given to the protection of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and communications under Information Technology Act, 2000 whereas many crucial areas remained untouched. The Act turned out to be a half-baked law. Even though India is one of the very few countries to enact IT Act to combat cybercrimes, issues regarding women still remain untouched in this Act. The said Act has termed certain offences as hacking, publishing of obscene materials in the net, tampering the data as punishable offences. But the grave threat to the privacy and security of women in general is not covered fully by this Act.
Women victimization was recognised long back in the Post-Vedic times which still continue through today the forms of harassment have changed. The position of women has been vulnerable, always. Even if Equality is the key factor as far as a democratic country like India is concerned, there still exists and erupts new ways of suppressing her. And in the present era of technology, Hi- Tech forms of crimes are targeted against women through the use of internet, mobile phones and such type of electronic gadgets. The use of cyber space and its attendant features of anonymity continue to influence negatively the social and cultural aspects of society. While the cyberspace has provided secure tools and spaces where women can enjoy their freedom of expression, information and privacy of communication, the same benefits of anonymity and privacy also extend to those who do criminal activities of violence against women. The use of internet to stalk, abuse, intimidate, harass, and humiliate women is palpable.
So keeping in mind these facts the thesis entitled ‘Women as a victim and survivor in cybercrimes’ has been prepared with the inclusion of the many case laws and suggestions in the end for the protection of women from being tortured.
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