a study of cyber crime awareness in relation to gender and area among government and private college students of haryana state

Abstract

The convergence of computer networks and telecommunications facilitated by digital technologies has given birth to a common space called cyberspace . This cyberspace provides a platform for human activities which converge on the internet. Cyberspace has, in fact, become the most happening place today. The Internet is increasingly being used for communication, commerce, advertising, banking, education, research and entertainment. There is hardly any human activity that is not touched by the internet. Therefore, the Internet has something to offer to everyone. In this process, it is expanding day by day. newlineThe internet has bestowed many gifts to humanity but they come with unexpected hazards. It has become a site to do all sorts of activities which are prohibited by law. It is increasingly being used for pornography, gambling, trafficking in human organs, selling prohibited drugs, hacking, infringing copyright, terrorism, violating individual privacy, money laundering, fraud, software piracy and corporate espionage, etc. Well, the new medium which has suddenly confronted humanity does not distinguish between good and bad, between just and unjust, but it only provides a platform for the activities of the individual. Law as the regulator of human behaviour has made an entry into cyberspace and is trying to cope with its multifaceted challenges. newline newline