15 November 2011

Anti-social web spreads on social networking terrain


Police say easy access to websites on cellphones, net cafes and homes has fuelled its misuse
The share of offences related to social networking among cybercrimes registered in the city is showing an upward trend. In less than two years from 2010, it has jumped from around 20 per cent of the total 410 cyber crimes registered, to 35 per cent of the 350 cybercrimes registered till September, data from the Cybercrime Cell of the Pune police show. It could go higher with projections that this year, cybercrimes may surpass the 2010 total.
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Shinde said, “In some cases, mischievous college students or youths create fake profiles of other students, especially girls. Many a time, obscene content and phone numbers are posted. There is also a rise in cases in which women whose marriages have been finalised or those who recently married have complained about defamatory matter posted about them. The suspects are many a time their old friends.”
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