INDEPTH: HOW SAFE IS THE INTERNET
ARE WOMEN ALSO UNSAFE ON THE INTERNET? The unsafety of women in India is a concerning issue, but it seems like women are also unsafe on the internet. By the growing number of cyber crimes in the city as well as the country, it has become a huge social issue. The Ministry of Home affairs said that it’ll train 27,500 personnel across the country to tackle cyber crimes against women and children."Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children scheme in the period 2017-2020 which aims to train 27,500 police personnel across the country in the field of cyber domain," Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said. Such measures are necessary to take to protect safety and rights of women. Girls usually face the problem of violation of privacy with their pictures being screenshot and used elsewhere either on vulgar pornographic websites or by fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook. “The bigger problem of joining I