Focus on students to tackle cyber crime
27 Feb 2013 5:59 AM IST
The Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has recently started an e-awareness program to eradicate cyber crimes, such as credit card and e-mail hacking, and making of fake profiles. Alarmed by the misuse of Internet, cyber experts of Delhi Police will educate children about the pitfalls of using websites at random.
‘The craze of Internet is widening and children are unknowingly getting trapped in this web of deceit. As many school students spend too much time on social networking sites, their chances of falling prey to dangers of cyber world are increasing. This is an initiative towards self restraint,’ said SD Mishra, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Economic Offences Wing.
The EOW team members have started visiting schools to talk about morphing, hacking of mails, cyber stalking, cheating on Internet and digital friendship. ‘The main focus of the awareness program are students of Classes IX-XII,’ said a senior official of EOW.
‘Total number of complaints related to cyber crimes in 2012 was 2,778. In 2011, it was 1,946, among which credit card and e-mail hacking topped the list,’ said another official.
‘Parents also need to be told about what their kids are doing on the Internet. They should be aware about the healthy use of Internet and discourage their children from unnecessary chatting with strangers,’ said Tamaghna Sen, a school teacher.
Some parents also complained that their children had stopped going out to play sports or read books because they were hooked to the Internet .
‘Cyber stalking, impersonation and pictures being morphed to be used on porn websites, fraud by online friends are some of the most common complaints. Women are the worst sufferers of cyber crimes,’ said an official.
‘The craze of Internet is widening and children are unknowingly getting trapped in this web of deceit. As many school students spend too much time on social networking sites, their chances of falling prey to dangers of cyber world are increasing. This is an initiative towards self restraint,’ said SD Mishra, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Economic Offences Wing.
The EOW team members have started visiting schools to talk about morphing, hacking of mails, cyber stalking, cheating on Internet and digital friendship. ‘The main focus of the awareness program are students of Classes IX-XII,’ said a senior official of EOW.
‘Total number of complaints related to cyber crimes in 2012 was 2,778. In 2011, it was 1,946, among which credit card and e-mail hacking topped the list,’ said another official.
‘Parents also need to be told about what their kids are doing on the Internet. They should be aware about the healthy use of Internet and discourage their children from unnecessary chatting with strangers,’ said Tamaghna Sen, a school teacher.
Some parents also complained that their children had stopped going out to play sports or read books because they were hooked to the Internet .
‘Cyber stalking, impersonation and pictures being morphed to be used on porn websites, fraud by online friends are some of the most common complaints. Women are the worst sufferers of cyber crimes,’ said an official.
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